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How much can we really do to slow age-related cognitive decline?

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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) found no high-level evidence that any interventions could delay or prevent clinical Alzheimer’s-type dementia, but they did identify some intervention combinations that showed promise. Listen to Dr. Campos-Outcalt’s summary of AHRQ’s findings here. The full report can be found at: https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/ehc/products/634/2417/cognitive-decline-report-170324.pdf.


 

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