British neuroscientists have developed a brain training computer game that has shown great improvement on the memory of patients in the very earliest stages of Dementia. This could help revolutionize how doctors assess and treat the degenerative disorder which an approximate 47.5 million people suffered from in 2015 and according to The World Health Organization, the number is expected to rise rapidly as society’s age and life expectancies increase. Dementia is a global health issue and is incurable once it advances to its last stages. There are few drugs that alleviate the symptoms which may include a decline in memory, thinking abilities, navigational and spatial skills and results in the gradual loss of ability to perform everyday tasks. The software could help patients avert some symptoms of cognitive decline and increase the overall experience for victims of the disorder, who are usually older people. The researchers who developed the “game show” like app found that patients who played the game over a period of a month had a 40 per cent improvement in their memory scores. They tested the app and its effects on cognition and motivation in a small trial. George Savulich, who led the study at Cambridge University, said, “We hope to extend these findings in future studies of healthy ageing and mild Alzheimer’s disease.” Experts said that although the study’s findings appear to be promising, the app needed to be tested against other forms of brain trials involving a more diverse range of people. Tara Spires- Jones of the University of Edinburgh said, “While this type of brain training will not ultimately be able to prevent or cure memory diseases like dementia, (it is) a promising way to improve early memory symptoms of the disease.”