Friday, February 26, 2021

New research finds exercise may help slow memory loss for people living with Alzheimer's dementia


https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/ip-nrf022621.php

 

News Release 26-Feb-2021
IOS Press

 

Promising new research shows aerobic exercise may help slow memory loss for older adults living with Alzheimer's dementia.


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"Our primary finding indicates that a six-month aerobic exercise intervention significantly reduced cognitive decline in comparison to the natural course of changes for Alzheimer's dementia. However, we didn't find a superior effect of aerobic exercise to stretching, which is likely due to the pilot nature of our trial. We don't have the statistical power to detect between-group differences, there was substantial social interaction effect in the stretching group, and many stretching participants did aerobic exercise on their own." Yu said.

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