Anticholinergics are drugs that block acetylcholine and can help in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, allergies, insomnia ...

As climate change brings more intense heat waves, scientists are trying to understand how certain medications interact with ...

Anticholinergic drugs block the action of a chemical messenger called acetylcholine. It plays a key role in involuntary ...

Benzodiazepines and anticholinergic drugs are common classes of medications. Doctors already knew that some of their side effects were memory and confusion, but research suggests it can be much worse.

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 ...

Prasinezumab, an experimental monoclonal antibody treatment, may help reduce the deterioration of motor skills in people with ...

THE effects of anticholinergic drugs on gastric function have usually been measured by radiologic studies to determine decrease in motility and tone, or by intubation technics to determine the ...

These are classic “anticholinergic” symptoms caused by some substance blocking receptors for acetylcholine in the nervous ...

Clinical observations suggest that younger patients may be more sensitive to SGA-associated EPS than are adults and require therapy with anticholinergic agents. Objective: To determine the ...

An accidental atropine overdose in a gynecologist’s office (20 mg IV) gave this young woman a classic anticholinergic overdose syndrome. The immediately recognizable manifestations produced by ...

SAN ANTONIO, May 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Abstracts being presented at the American Urological Association's Annual Meeting show the risk of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) can be inherited ...

For all audiences, Ruth provides highly accessible and relevant content. Anticholinergic drugs are drugs that block the action of acetylcholine—a chemical messenger in your brain that plays a ...