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jumpstart
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 Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:34 am Post subject: Exercise may have neuro-protective effect |
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From Medscape (but register to view but it's free). I've only copied a portion of the article here.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/542621?src=mp
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August 11, 2006 — Exercise helps maintain brain structure and function with aging and may delay onset of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, according to a review presented at the 114th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA).
"There is a diverse body of evidence from retrospective and prospective clinical studies, as well as from animal research, all of which suggests that exercise has beneficial effects from middle age to old age," presenter Arthur F. Kramer, PhD, a faculty member in neuroscience and psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana in Champaign, told Medscape.
"Exercise has neuroprotective effects enabling higher levels of cognition and delaying the onset of various forms of dementia such as Alzheimer's disease in prospective epidemiological studies," Dr. Kramer continued. "It also has positive effects on brain structure and function, both from human research with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), functional MRI, and event-related potentials, and especially from the animal literature showing proliferation of active capillary beds, new dendritic connections, and even new neurons in selective areas such as the hippocampus." |
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