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Multivitamins moved some tests and aging clocks. What does that mean?
COSMOS found small cognitive-test differences and modest movement in two DNA-methylation clocks; neither establishes dementia prevention or longer life.
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Multivitamins moved some tests and aging clocks. What does that mean?
COSMOS found small cognitive-test differences and modest movement in two DNA-methylation clocks; neither establishes dementia prevention or longer life.
Human cognitive tests and biomarkers · correlated randomized substudies Read the storySPRINT reduced cardiovascular events—not aging itself
Intensive treatment lowered cardiovascular events and mortality in eligible high-risk adults, with more hypotension, electrolyte problems and kidney injury.
Human clinical outcomes · large randomized trial Read the storyHearing intervention did not slow cognitive decline across the full ACHIEVE trial
The three-year trial was null across its full cohort. Signals in higher-risk groups need confirmation and do not establish dementia prevention.
Human outcomes · randomized trial with subgroup signals Read the story