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A study published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions found that participants who completed up to 23 hours of speed training over three years had a 25% lower risk of developing dementia over a 20-year follow-up period.

A study published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions found that participants who completed up to 23 hours of speed training over three years had a 25% lower risk of developing dementia over a 20-year follow-up period.

The Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly trial enrolled nearly 3,000 participants ages 65 and older from six different geographical areas, with roughly 25% being minorities and a majority being women.

The Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly trial enrolled nearly 3,000 participants ages 65 and older from six different geographical areas, with roughly 25% being minorities and a majority being women.

Study participants were assigned to one of three cognitive training programs: speed training, memory training or reasoning training, with a fourth group serving as a no-contact control that received no cognitive training.

Study participants were assigned to one of three cognitive training programs: speed training, memory training or reasoning training, with a fourth group serving as a no-contact control that received no cognitive training.

Speed training emphasized visual perception and was designed to teach the brain to process visual information more quickly and accurately, with individuals asked to identify objects on a screen quickly and make decisions about them.

Speed training emphasized visual perception and was designed to teach the brain to process visual information more quickly and accurately, with individuals asked to identify objects on a screen quickly and make decisions about them.

The speed training used in the study is now available as an exercise called Double Decision through BrainHQ, an online subscription program that runs from $8 to $14 per month.

The speed training used in the study is now available as an exercise called Double Decision through BrainHQ, an online subscription program that runs from $8 to $14 per month.

An estimated 7 million people in the U.S. are living with Alzheimer's, with that number expected to reach nearly 13 million by 2050, according to research findings.

An estimated 7 million people in the U.S. are living with Alzheimer's, with that number expected to reach nearly 13 million by 2050, according to research findings.

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Speed Training Cuts Dementia Risk 25% in 20-Year Study

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