Blarcamesine oral pill for Alzheimer's, an experimental treatment activating the brain's SIGMAR1 cleanup system.

Experimental Alzheimer’s Pill Boosts the Brain’s Cleanup System

Feb 11, 2026 | Clinical Trials

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Wouldn’t life be easier if someone was there to keep on top of chores around the house? That’s the idea behind Anavex Life Sciences’ experimental, once-daily pill blarcamesine, which is being tested in patients in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. This drug aims to activate the brain’s built-in clean-up service to reduce the accumulation…

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