Cognitive Speed Training Shows Potential To Delay Dementia For Two Decades

Older adults who received cognitive speed-of-processing training and completed follow-up booster sessions had a significantly lower risk of being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) over a 20-year period.

The study linked data from the Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly (ACTIVE) trial to Medicare claims records spanning 1999 to 2019. A total of 2,021 individuals who were enrolled in traditional Medicare at baseline were included in the study. Nearly half of participants in the control group (48.7%) were diagnosed with ADRD over the 20-year follow-up period . . .