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January 22, 2009
Study suggests physical fitness in old age may benefit the brain
HealthDay (1/20, McKeever) reported, "Physical fitness may be as good for the brain as it is for the body in old age," according to a study published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging. Marc Poulin, of the University of Calgary, and colleagues, conducted "a study of Canadian women older than 65."
The researchers "found that those who took part in regular aerobic activity had cognitive function scores 10 percent higher than their peers who did not exercise." Participants who were active "also had lower blood pressure (at rest and during exercise) and better vascular responses in the brain, suggesting that better blood flow aids the ability to think," the authors said.
Posted by admin at January 22, 2009 11:35 AM