Protecting Your Brain’s Health: What the U.S. POINTER Study Reveals
Join us for an enlightening conversation on the groundbreaking U.S. POINTER study, the first large-scale clinical trial in the U.S. to explore whether lifestyle interventions can help protect brain health in older adults at risk for cognitive decline. This session will highlight key findings from the study and examine how factors like physical activity, nutrition, cognitive stimulation, and social engagement may work together to support long-term cognitive function.
Featured Speaker
Dr. Melissa Yu, M.D., FAAN
Professor of Neurology & Co-Director of the Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Disorders Center, Baylor College of Medicine
Dr. Yu is a Professor of Neurology and Co-Director of the Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Disorders Center at Baylor College of Medicine. She completed medical school at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Neurology training at Baylor. She serves as the Director of Clinical Operations for the Center and as the principal investigator for many clinical trials. She is an active member of the Committee on Public Engagement at the American Academy of Neurology, which focuses on brain health throughout the lifespan.
U.S. POINTER is a clinical trial to evaluate whether lifestyle interventions that simultaneously target multiple risk factors protect cognitive function in older adults (age 60-79) at increased risk for cognitive decline. It is the first such study to be conducted in a large group of U.S. residents.
For more information about the study, please visit www.alz.org/us-pointer/study-overview.asp
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