Prevention

A simple Google search about Alzheimer’s prevention turns up countless prospective remedies — and few answers.

Does your daily routine include vitamin E and selenium supplements? Many people began taking the antioxidants after a study suggested they may lower the risk for dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease. 

But are the antioxidants effective in preventing Alzheimer’s? The results of a recent clinical trial may answer that question.

Suggests NIH, others carefully cue public about potential benefits of cognitive training, blood pressure management, exercise.

Story on the new “Columbus Memory Project,” which offers every Columbus resident 65 or older a free test giving them a “memory number” as a baseline understanding of memory health, and will also offer the ability to submit a DNA sample through GeneMatch.

The drug industry has had multiple expensive failures trying to treat Alzheimer’s disease, yet the big potential payoff keeps it searching.