Human study · Supplements / medicine · 21 May 2026
In U.S. POINTER, coached lifestyle beat self-guided advice on frailty in adults 60–79 at dementia risk
Source: EurekAlert
What the research found
Study (RCT secondary). Mark Espeland and Wake Forest colleagues report from U.S. POINTER (>2,100 adults aged 60–79 at raised cognitive-decline risk) that a two-year structured program of coached diet, exercise, cognitive and social activity improved frailty more than a self-guided lifestyle group. Both groups improved. Cognitive-risk cohort, not a dementia-drug trial. Educational aging notes.
Evidence level: Human study. A study in people, but an association isn't proof of cause.
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