Addressing nutritional deficiencies could improve cognition in people with dementia CLEMENT MAHOUDEAU/AFP via Getty Images A personalised programme that combines targeted medical interventions with lifestyle changes seems to improve memory and functioning among people with mild cognitive decline or the early stages of dementia. This involves assessing someone for factors that could be affecting their cognition – such as mould exposure , infections or hormonal deficiencies – and creating a bespoke plan to target them. Dementia is an umbrella term for several conditions that affect memory, thinking and the ability to perform daily activities. It has no cure, with treatment generally focusing on relieving symptoms. But for Alzheimer’s disease – which makes up about 60 to 70 per cent of dementia cases – some drugs, like lecanemab, can clear the sticky protein plaques that form in the brain and are thought to contribute to the condition.…