Anticholinergic drugs are drugs that block the action of acetylcholine—a chemical messenger in your brain that plays a role ...

Dr James Pickett, Head of Research at Alzheimer’s Society, warned commonly-prescribed drugs that treat conditions including ...

The most commonly used medications to treat OAB have anticholinergic properties. Anticholinergics are competitive inhibitors of acetylcholine at muscarinic receptors (mainly the M3 receptor ...

Anticholinergic drugs can adversely affect cognition in elderly people, especially those with underlying dementia. In addition, anticholinergics may antagonize the effects of drugs such as ...

A new study has linked dementia to anticholinergic drugs, which are commonly prescribed to older patients to treat overactive ...

A recent scientific study has issued warnings that certain commonly prescribed medications could elevate the risk of dementia ...

This could be a hard pill to swallow. An unhealthy diet, chronic insomnia, obesity and certain genetics can raise your risk ...

MEDICATIONS taken by thousands of Brits for to treat an overactive bladder have been linked to dementia in a new study. Some forms of the medication have been found to raise the risk of dementia ...

Taking certain types of drugs could increase the risk of developing dementia later in life, a study has found. Regular use of ...

New research indicates that medication used by hundreds of thousands in the UK could heighten the risk of dementia.

The study findings showed increased risks of dementia for anticholinergic drugs overall and specifically for the ...

Polypharmacy in patients with HIV influences perceived cognitive deficits and physical frailty through an anticholinergic and ...