A nationwide Alzheimer's clinical trial, BenfoTeam, is being locally administered by MedVadis, a partner of Boston Advanced Medicine based in Waltham.
, in hopes of making symptom-improving medication more accessible for people experiencing mild cognitive impairment.called benfotiamine— which researchers believe may delay or slow the progression of symptoms of early Alzheimer's disease.
A new study is tying high doses of common ADHD treatments like Adderall to increased risk of manic or psychotic episodes. DiBenedetto said small studies have suggested that benfotiamine can improve cognitive function in Alzheimer's patients. The BenfoTeam trial is much larger, involving over 400 patients at 50 sites across the United States."I've done research for many, many years — this population of patients is the most altruistic and the most wonderful patient to work with," DiBenedetto said of Alzheimer's patients.
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