03-08-2022, 08:40 AM
By LAURAN NEERGAARD
yesterday
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Researchers recruited about 300 sedentary older adults with hard-to-spot memory changes called mild cognitive impairment or MCI -- a condition that’s sometimes, but not always, a precursor to Alzheimer’s. Half were assigned aerobic exercises and the rest stretching-and-balance moves that only modestly raised their heart rate.
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After a year, cognitive testing showed overall neither group had worsened
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Nor did brain scans show the shrinkage that accompanies worsening memory problems
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By comparison, similar MCI patients in another long-term study of brain health -- but without exercise -- experienced significant cognitive decline over a year.
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the results suggest “this is doable for everybody” -- not just seniors healthy enough to work up a hard sweat
More at full report : https://apnews.com/article/covid-science...9cfc2a6511
yesterday
......
Researchers recruited about 300 sedentary older adults with hard-to-spot memory changes called mild cognitive impairment or MCI -- a condition that’s sometimes, but not always, a precursor to Alzheimer’s. Half were assigned aerobic exercises and the rest stretching-and-balance moves that only modestly raised their heart rate.
......
After a year, cognitive testing showed overall neither group had worsened
......
Nor did brain scans show the shrinkage that accompanies worsening memory problems
......
By comparison, similar MCI patients in another long-term study of brain health -- but without exercise -- experienced significant cognitive decline over a year.
......
the results suggest “this is doable for everybody” -- not just seniors healthy enough to work up a hard sweat
More at full report : https://apnews.com/article/covid-science...9cfc2a6511