New schizophrenia drug could treat Alzheimer’s disease
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Half a dozen drugs are in trials for conditions of the brain, but success is not guaranteed.
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/DIO-2350 on 2024-11-25 12:55:30+00:00.

Original Title: New schizophrenia drug could treat Alzheimer’s disease. The drug is KarXT, sold as Cobenfy. It targets muscarinic receptors and leads to antipsychotic and cognitive benefits. Xanomeline, one of the active components of the drug, acts mostly on two of the five muscarinic receptors: the M1 and M4