"Dementia drug shows promise for long COVID symptoms, Japan-led study finds."
A new study finds the dementia drug Donepezil helps treat Long COVID fatigue and depression. The virus triggers a protein that drops brain acetylcholine; donepezil restores it to clear brain inflammation and symptoms.
Source: https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260623/p2a/00m/0li/018000c
Study: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pharmacology/articles/10.3389/fphar.2026.1807203/full
A new study finds the dementia drug Donepezil helps treat Long COVID fatigue and depression. The virus triggers a protein that drops brain acetylcholine; donepezil restores it to clear brain inflammation and symptoms.
Source: https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260623/p2a/00m/0li/018000c
Study: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pharmacology/articles/10.3389/fphar.2026.1807203/full