Ginkgo Biloba Does Not Slow Memory Decline

A 6-year study has found that the popular supplement Ginkgo biloba does not slow memory loss or memory problems in older people. More than 3,000 people were enrolled in the study. All were between the ages of 72 and 96. Half took Gingko pills. The other half took identical-looking pills with no Gingko in them. Equal numbers of people in each group suffered memory loss and memory problems. The study was published in the December 23/30 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. USA Today wrote about it December 30.