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Unpacking the U.S. POINTER Study

Dementia Matters by Wisconsin Alzheimer‘s Disease Research Center

Apr 15, 202643:59Science & Medicine

The U.S. POINTER study is one of the first large-scale, randomized controlled clinical trials to focus on how lifestyle interventions impact dementia risk and cognitive decline. On a special bonus episode of Dementia Mat...

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Unpacking the U.S. POINTER Study is an episode from Dementia Matters by Wisconsin Alzheimer‘s Disease Research Center. The U.S. POINTER study is one of the first large-scale, randomized controlled clinical trials to focus on how lifestyle i...

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Published Apr 15, 2026, 43:59 long, audio available.

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What is Unpacking the U.S. POINTER Study about?

The U.S. POINTER study is one of the first large-scale, randomized controlled clinical trials to focus on how lifestyle interventions impact dementia risk and cognitive decline. On a special bonus episode of Dementia Matters, Dr. Laura Baker joins the podcast to explain how the clinical trial came to be, what it found and what the next chapter of lifestyle intervention research and clinical trials looks like. Guest: Laura Baker, PhD, professor, Gerontology and Geriatrics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, principal investigator, U.S. POINTER Study Show Notes Learn more about the U.S. POINTER Study on the Alzheimer’s Association website . Learn more and register for the Alzheimer’s Association Wisconsin State Conference, happening May 19-20 in Wisconsin Dells, by April 17, 2026 on their website. Learn more about prevention strategies and the six pillars of brain health on our website. Connect with us Find transcripts and more at our website . Email Dementia Matters : dementiamatters@medicine.wisc.edu

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