Being physically fit could hold back the advance of Alzheimer’s disease, US researchers have suggested.
Their study, published in the journal Neurology, looked at 121 people aged over 60, around half of them in the early stages of the disease.
Those with Alzheimer’s who were less fit had four times more signs of brain shrinkage [...]
Exercise ’slows down Alzheimer’s’
July 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment
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‘Bad habits’ link to Alzheimer’s
July 14th, 2008 · No Comments
Heavy drinkers and smokers develop Alzheimer’s disease six to seven years earlier than those who do not smoke or drink, US researchers claim.
A study of 900 people aged over 60 found early onset was most likely in those who also had a high-risk gene.
A second US study found people with high cholesterol in [...]
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