Multivitamins Could br Slow Cognitive Decline, , Studies Suggest.br According to a new study, taking multivitamins br could slow cognitive decline associated br with aging by as much as two years.br 'USA Today' reports that the study, conducted br by researchers at Mass General Brigham, br was the third part of the COcoa Supplement br and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS).br All three studies showed that people who took a daily br multivitamin for up to three years had higher cognitive br test scores compared to those who took a placebo.br The results from this latest report br confirm consistent and statistically br significant benefits of a daily br multivitamin versus placebo for br both memory and global cognition, Mass Brigham press release, via 'USA Today'.br The three studies included br more than 5,000 volunteers.br The previous two studies evaluated br participants over the phone and through br web interviews for up to three years.br The third and most recent study br involved in-person evaluations br of almost 600 volunteers.br According to the Alzheimer's Association, by the year br 2060, an estimated 13.8 million people in the U.S. over the br age of 65 will suffer from Alzheimer's-related dementia.br This concerning statistic highlights the urgency br for developing medical treatments to prevent, br slow or even cure Alzheimer's disease. .br Cognitive decline is among the top br health concerns for most older br adults, and a daily supplement of br multivitamins has the potential br as an appealing and accessible br approach to slow cognitive aging, Chirag Vyas, MBBS, study first author and instructor br in investigation at the Department of Psychiatry at br Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), via 'USA Today'.