The drug is Ambroxol. It’s been used for decades to treat respiratory ailments by thinning mucus and easing coughs. But now, ...

A decades-old cough medicine, Ambroxol, could be on the verge of a dramatic second act—not for sore throats, but for ...

An active ingredient in cough medicines since 1979 has shown promise as a treatment for neuropsychiatric symptoms in ...

Ambroxol, long used for coughs in Europe, stabilized symptoms and brain-damage markers in Parkinson’s dementia patients over 12 months, whereas placebo patients worsened. Those with high-risk ...

Today’s cough syrup could turn into tomorrow’s treatment for Parkinson’s disease. Recent research in the U.K. is the latest to suggest that a common ingredient in cough syrup, ambroxol, might be able ...

Ambroxol supports a key enzyme called glucocerebrosidase (GCase), which is produced by the GBA1 gene. In people with Parkinson's disease, GCase levels are often low.

Researchers at Lawson Research Institute are studying Ambroxol - a common cough medicine in Europe - as a potential treatment for dementia linked to Parkinson’s disease LONDON, Ont. – Dementia ...

A COMMON cough medicine could help protect against dementia. A study found that it prevented people with Parkinson’s develop the memory-destroying disease. Around 145,000 people in the UK hav… ...

Ambroxol, a common cough medicine used in Europe, demonstrated target engagement in people with Parkinson's disease dementia but did not show an effect on cognition compared with placebo, a year ...

Now, a new year-long clinical trial suggests that the cough medicine Ambroxol – used safely for decades in Europe – can potentially slow the development of these symptoms.

Ambroxol supports a key enzyme called glucocerebrosidase (GCase), which is produced by the GBA1 gene. In people with Parkinson's disease, GCase levels are often low.

Ambroxol was safe, well-tolerated and reached therapeutic levels in the brain. Psychiatric symptoms worsened in the placebo group but remained stable in those taking Ambroxol.