
NeuroscienceApril 1, 2017
A Rare Success against Alzheimer’s
A gold-standard clinical trial provides evidence that diet, exercise and an active social life can help prevent cognitive decline
Miia Kivipelto is a professor of clinical geriatrics at Sweden's Karolinska Institute. She heads “Theme Aging” at Karolinska University Hospital, an initiative to develop specialized health care for the elderly. Kivipelto is also research director in neuroepidemiology at the University of Eastern Finland.

A Rare Success against Alzheimer’s
A gold-standard clinical trial provides evidence that diet, exercise and an active social life can help prevent cognitive decline