Phoenix Study: Your free Cambridge University memory test
Developed over a decade. Normally a paid test. Free for you as part of our Phoenix study.
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Developed over a decade. Normally a paid test. Free for you as part of our Phoenix study.
Hi Phoenix friend,
You can help build one of the largest studies of its kind focused on APOE4 and early memory change.
And it takes 10 to 15 minutes.
The goal: 300+ participants.
Phoenix, PREMAZ and the University of Cambridge are working together to study early memory change in people who carry APOE4 or have a family history of dementia.
The PREMAZ test normally costs money. For our Phoenix study participants it is free. Because you are part of my Phoenix newsletter, you get it for free.
You do not need a Phoenix membership to take part. If you are a confirmed APOE4 carrier or you have a family history of dementia, you are eligible.
And your participation gives you something valuable too:
A baseline of where your memory is today.
Then test again in about three months to see whether your interventions are actually improving your brain health.
One result shows where you are.
Two results show whether your memory changed.
Why this memory test is different
Dr. Julia Cooney is a medical doctor, a dementia researcher, and the founder of PREMAZ.
In this short video, Julia explains why your participation matters:
Most cognitive tests look for problems after symptoms appear.
The PREMAZ test measures the quality of your memory by looking at how precise and detailed your memories are.
It builds on more than ten years of research at the University of Cambridge, and in published Cambridge research it caught differences even when a standard neurologist assessment came back normal.
Your interventions should face a real test
You may already be working hard on your brain health.
Improving sleep.
Exercising.
Changing your diet.
Taking supplements.
Managing stress.
Effort is not proof. A PREMAZ baseline gives you a result you can compare over time, and comparing your two results answers the question that matters:
Are my interventions actually changing my cognition?
Set aside 10 to 15 quiet minutes. Use a laptop or tablet if you can.
And you are helping Cambridge
Your result does not stop at your inbox. It feeds the work Cambridge is doing on how memory changes early, years before anything shows up on a standard assessment.
APOE4 is a risk factor, not a diagnosis. I keep saying that because it is true, and because the earlier we can see change, the more there is to do about it. That is what this study is for.
Why the study is best done with Phoenix
A memory score tells you what changed.
The harder question is why.
The test is free and you can take it without Phoenix. But if you want to know which of your interventions moved the number, you need the other half of the picture.
Phoenix members start the test from a Free memory test box on their Phoenix dashboard, so their result sits next to everything Phoenix already tracks for them:
Sleep and wearable data
Daily check-ins, so energy, brain fog, mood and sleep quality
Supplements and adherence
Interventions and experiments
Their own notes on how they feel
Baseline now, three months of logged changes, second test. That is what lets me run the analysis nobody else can run: which of the things you changed actually moved your memory, and which ones did nothing.
Did better sleep move the score? A new supplement? More exercise? Less alcohol? Something you stopped?
Help us reach 300+
A cohort of 300+ gives the research a real chance of publication, and helps researchers build more focused prevention strategies for people like us.
But 300+ only happens if people like you take part.
Start with the test:
Your result helps you track your brain.
Your participation helps all of us understand brain health better.
Help us make it happen.
Feel free to share this with your friends and family!
Cheers,
Kevin
