A collaborative study involving McGill University and French teams discovered that donepezil, a drug increasing brain acetylcholine, can potentially treat anorexia nervosa. Early clinical trials have shown positive outcomes, and further studies are planned.
Researchers have identified a neurological mechanism for anorexia nervosa and a potential treatment using donepezil.
This drug, originally designed to increase DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49371-1