19 patients completed, according to the article.

And List Sorting, Oral reading, and Flanker only? The first and last are part of global and fluid composites, so those have to be excluded from comparison. That leaves us with 3 improved scores out of 12 tests. So 9 did not improve, or got worse. Figure 3 (of the original article) shows that the changes aren't big. Just "significant". Since the participants were in the early stages of dementia, this seems well within expectations.

So I can't see those numbers as impressive.

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rzz3 an hour ago | parent [-]

Sounds like something we should study more rather than dismiss.

	▲	tgv an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		This study holds little promise at first sight. Remember that there is a lot to study, and only limited research capability. > Sounds like something we should study more rather than dismiss. Ignoring the implication of your use of "dismiss", why? How is this pilot promising?
	▲	jstummbillig 32 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Sounds like something that should fly under a different headline until then.