Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Regular exercise at any age might stave off Alzheimer's

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-05/uok-sre051616.php

Public Release: 16-May-2016
Study: Regular exercise at any age might stave off Alzheimer's
Fitness level correlates with increased blood flow to essential areas of the brain
University of Kentucky

Recent research suggests that exercise might provide some measure of protection from Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.

A group of researchers led by Nathan Johnson PT, DPT, PhD of the University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences, was able to demonstrate a positive correlation between fitness and blood flow to areas of the brain where the hallmark tangles and plaques of AD pathology are usually first detected.

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