"People worry about losing their memory as they get older, or worse, developing a dementing illness such as Alzheimer's Disease. It's hard not to get caught up in a cycle of fear as you read the headlines everywhere proclaiming that this form of dementia is spreading uncontrollably like a wildfire through the aging population. Even though there are more nuances to the data on dementia's prevalence, this doesn't minimize the desire that people have to keep their brains healthy and sharp."
"In a newly published paper, Baker et al. (2025) report on POINTER U.S., a two-year intervention program on 2,111 adults considered at risk for cognitive decline and/or dementia. The study compared two training programs into which participants (average age 68 years) were randomly assigned to either a structured or self-guided training. The training itself consisted of a set of lifestyle changes and activities known from previous research to address cognitive decline."
A two-year, randomized intervention enrolled 2,111 at-risk adults (average age 68) to compare structured versus self-guided multidomain lifestyle training. Training included four lifestyle changes and activities drawn from prior research to address cognitive decline. Multidomain, sustained engagement aims to increase cognitive resilience and protect against cognitive decline rather than relying on one-off efforts. Regular, structured programs support adherence and target multiple risk factors simultaneously. Simple, evidence-based components such as physical activity, cognitive stimulation, social engagement, and vascular risk management form the core of effective prevention and yield long-term physical and mental health benefits.
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