"Neuroscientist's Personal Research Prompts Multivitamin Use for Aging Brain"

Neuroscientist Professor Adam Brickman, who studies the aging brain at Columbia University, has started taking multivitamins after his own research showed that older adults may derive subtle memory benefits from them. While multivitamins are generally considered useless, recent studies, including Brickman's own, suggest that they may have a small but real impact on memory in aging brains. The studies showed that older adults who took a daily multivitamin performed better on memory tests compared to those who took a placebo. However, the memory improvement was marginal and did not treat cognitive diseases. Brickman believes that the benefit of multivitamins is significant enough to influence his own choices, but he emphasizes that nutrient-rich food should still be the primary source of vitamins for everyone.