Cognitive “speed training” can reduce the risk of a dementia diagnosis by 25 per cent – that’s according to results from the world’s first randomised controlled trial of any intervention against the condition.
“There was a lot of scepticism about whether or not brain training interventions were beneficial, and to me, [our study] answers the question that they are,” says Marilyn Albert at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland.
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In a world’s first, an NIH-funded randomized controlled trial of more than 2,800 older adults (the “ACTIVE Study”) has reported a modest amount of cognitive training significantly reduced Alzheimer Disease and related dementias diagnoses, as reported in Medicare data over a 20-year follow-up period. The results are published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions,
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A large, long-term study found that playing a brain training video game may help protect the brain against dementia for decades. Experts say the findings are the strongest evidence yet that cognitive training can create lasting changes in the brain.
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Patients with dementia who participated in a Medicare-funded collaborative care program that provided support and medical advice for caregivers were able to remain in their home communities longer before entering nursing homes, according to a new study. This compares to those patients who were taking lecanemab, one of two approved drugs that have been shown to slow progression of Alzheimer’s in some patients, a February study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Behavior & Socioeconomics of Aging found.
In a new study that could have significant implications for future Alzheimer’s treatment, researchers at the University of Miami have successfully figured out how to combat one of the early signs of the neurodegenerative disease.
In the study published in the Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association in December 2025 — “Systemic Piezo1 activation improves cerebrovascular function in Alzheimer’s disease“
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According to the National Institute on Aging, the Alzheimer’s Association, and other researchers, Black Americans are approximately twice as likely as white Americans to develop dementia and Alzheimer’s. The reasons for this disparity are unknown — perhaps in part because Black individuals are much less likely than whites to participate in Alzheimer’s and dementia research studies.
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