The Alzheimer Research Forum has an interesting article on a new "cognitive fitness" center run by University of California Santa Barbara researchers. Among other things, the center will test whether a personalized program of multiple lifestyle changes can prevent or delay memory loss.
According to the article, one of the priorities for the center is to find funding for the center's services by showing that the services decrease medical costs. If the annual membership fee of $4000 is representative of the cost of programs per person, this could theoretically be offset if the person could avoid prescription medicine, doctor's visits and care costing $333 per month or more.
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