Can a vitamin B3 pill boost brain energy in early Alzheimer's?

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Ability of the participant and/or his/her legally authorized representative to understand the purpose and risks of the study, to provide signed and dated informed consent, and to authorize the use of confidential health information. * Ability to speak and read fluently in English * 55-89 years old (inclusive) * Normal or corrected to normal hearing and vision * Meet clinical diagnostic criteria for MCI or Mild AD, according to the following criteria: 1. CDR Global Score of 0.5 (MCI) or 1.0 (mild AD) 2. 2018 NIA-AA guidelines for MCI/mild AD * Study partner available for the duration of trial participation * At least one copy of the APOE ε4 allele or AD+ including Amyloid positive PET scan, Tau positive PET Scan (MK6240 et al.), or CSF AD biomarkers \[i.e., amyloid-beta beta (Aβ42) total (T)-tau, and phosphorylated (P)-tau\] * An aggregate risk score \> 4 according to the risk analysis method developed by Sabbagh et al. (2017) * For individuals who are taking niacin (or a vitamin supplement with niacin) of \>200mg, the completion of a two-week wash-out period Exclusion Criteria: * Current serious or unstable medical or neurological condition that could affect cognitive functioning, as determined by study clinician * Clinically unstable mood or anxiety disorder within 6 months prior to screening, as determined by study clinician * Lifetime history of psychotic disorder (i.e. Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder), as determined by study clinician * Diagnosis of a mitochondrial disorder * Any MRI safety contraindications * History of drug hypersensitivity or intolerance to NR * Transient ischemic attack or stroke within 1 year prior to screening * History of alcohol or substance abuse within prior year, as determined by study clinician and urine toxicology screen * History of head injury rated as moderate or worse, per DSM-5 criteria * History of seizure within prior 10 years * Current use of medication with known adverse effects on cognition (benzodiazepines, barbiturates, opiate analgesics, first generation antipsychotic medication, centrally acting anticholinergics, sedating antihistamines, tricyclic anti-depressants) * Change in dose of any psychiatric medications within 4 weeks of screening visit * Prior use of L-DOPA, any anti-Parkinsonian medication, or prior treatment with anti-amyloid immunotherapy * Current use of putative mitochondrial enhancers and antioxidants (e.g carnitine, creatine Co-Q10, N-acetyl cysteine \[NAC\], pramipexole) * Initiation of treatment or change in dosing of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEIs) and memantine within 4 weeks of baseline visit * Prior use of prescription narcotics 4 weeks before baseline visit * Female subjects who are pregnant or breastfeeding * The use of current use of niacin (or a vitamin supplement with niacin) \>200mg within the last two weeks prior to study visit. * Current or lifetime history of cancer.