The dementia drug memantine showed promise for improving social functioning in a small trial of youth with autism. Nine of 16 children and adolescents treated with memantine met the response criteria ...

Early research has linked Alzheimer’s disease (AD) medications — cholinesterase inhibitors and N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists — to modest cognitive benefits in children and ...

For decades, dementia, especially Alzheimer’s disease, was treated as untouchable. Families watched loved ones fade, doctors could offer only reassurance and coping strategies, and research seemed to ...