A 50-year-old cuff just outscored the blockbuster memory pills.
This Heart Treatment From The 1970s Could Also Improve Memory in Alzheimer's Patients
A 190-person trial found that inflatable leg cuffs — a heart treatment dating to the 1970s — improved memory and thinking in 84% of people with early Alzheimer's. Most participants scored better than they had at the start, not just slower to decline, and 75% kept those gains six months after treatment ended.
Source: This Heart Treatment From The 1970s Could Also Improve Memory in Alzheimer's Patients — r/UpliftingNews
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