Kaiser Permanente Washington scientists report that higher cumulative anticholinergic exposure predicted a faster decline in gait speed and grip strength among older adults. Older adults frequently ...

Before the advent of the amyloid hypothesis in the 1990s, the cholinergic hypothesis offered key clues to the etiology of Alzheimer’s disease. Concentrated in the basal forebrain and projecting ...

Overactive bladder (OAB) syndrome is a long-term medical condition, where a person has a sudden urge to immediately urinate. A doctor may prescribe anticholinergic medications to help treat OAB.

Dementia can be a frightening diagnosis to receive. No one wants to lose their memories or their ability to think clearly. Many things can lead to dementia, such as aging. Another risk factor appears ...

If you opened your medicine cabinet right now, chances are you’d find an anticholinergic medication. These drugs have been around for decades and are used for a range of common conditions including ...

The Anticholinergic Drug Scale (ADS), developed by Boustani et al., was created to address the issue of anticholinergic burden. This term refers to the cumulative effect of using multiple medications ...