Alzheimer's Association
Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association has published "Effects of cocoa extract and a multivitamin on cognitive function: a randomized clinical trial." The three-year study of more than 2,200 older adults found that daily multivitamin-mineral supplementation resulted in a statistically significant cognitive benefit. Cocoa extract had no effect on global cognition.
Post-embargo, the article will be at: https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15525279
Advance embargoed copies are available.
Alzheimer's Association scientists are available to discuss:
- The conduct and results of this new clinical trial.
- The implications of this announcement for public health, older adults, and people living with –-- and at risk for –-- Alzheimer's and all other dementia, and their families.
- The Association's perspective on Alzheimer's/dementia risk reduction, research and treatment.
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