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Ruth Remington

2013

Dementia

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Evidence-Based Guideline: Wandering, May Futrell, Karen Melillo, Ruth Remington Feb 2013

Evidence-Based Guideline: Wandering, May Futrell, Karen Melillo, Ruth Remington

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A Vitamin/Nutriceutical Formulation Improves Memory And Cognitive Performance In Community-Dwelling Adults Without Dementia, A Chan, Ruth Remington, E Kotlya, A Lepore, J Zemianek, Thomas Shea Feb 2013

A Vitamin/Nutriceutical Formulation Improves Memory And Cognitive Performance In Community-Dwelling Adults Without Dementia, A Chan, Ruth Remington, E Kotlya, A Lepore, J Zemianek, Thomas Shea

Ruth Remington

Adults of both genders without dementia consumed a nutriceutical formulation ("NF," consisting of folic acid, B12, Vitamin E, S-adenosylmethionine, N-acetyl cysteine and Acetyl-L-carnitine), previously shown to improve cognitive performance in Alzheimer's disease, or placebo. Participants receiving NF but not placebo improved statistically and clinically in the California Verbal Learning Test II and the Trail-Making Test. Both groups improved further during a 3-month open-label extension. Additional individuals displayed identical improvement during a separate 6-month open-label trial. Performance declined to baseline following withdrawal of NF, and statistically improved when participants resumed taking NF. Additional participants receiving NF but not placebo demonstrated improvement …