ADHD Drugs May Treat Alzheimer’s Cognitive Symptoms Effectively
Drugs with principally noradrenergic action — including ones prescribed for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or to treat hypertension or depression — may effectively treat cognitive symptoms and apathy in Alzheimer’s disease, a systematic review and meta-analysis suggested. Noradrenergic drugs showed a significant small positive effect on global cognition with a standardized mean difference (SMD) of […]
ADHD and impulsivity: New potential targets to approach the treatment for neuropsychiatric disorders
A study published in the journalPharmacological Research describes the existence of a complex built by dopamine and noradrenergic receptors that could be a therapeutic target of potential interest to tackle the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and impulsivity. The paper, a preclinical study, has been carried out by the Research Group on Molecular Neuropharmacology, under […]