A new study from Case Western Reserve School of Medicine suggests that GLP-1 weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy could ...

They were designed to treat diabetes, then prescribed for weight loss, and now—as researchers are finding—they might hold the secret to staving off Alzheimer’s, too.

Anticholinergic drugs work by blocking a chemical in the body called acetylcholine. This chemical is important for several ...

In summary, while there is no guaranteed way to prevent dementia, taking blood pressure medication as prescribed may help ...

A new study involving nearly 1.7 million patients suggests that semaglutide — a drug that mimics a gut hormone to lower blood ...

New immunotherapy drugs offer some hope in the fight against Alzheimer's disease but they're too pricey for the NHS ...

A 12-month clinical trial investigated whether a cough medicine used in Europe called Ambroxol can slow dementia in people with Parkinson’s.

Opioids are another class of drugs that could up your chances of dementia. In a study that looked at a million people with chronic pain, opiate users had a 15% higher risk of developing dementia.

Too often as patients age, doctors pile on prescriptions. The practice, known as polypharmacy, can be dangerous at any age but is particularly hazardous for elderly people, from raising the risk of ...