Latest findings show that now exercise may improve cognitive function in those at risk for Alzheimer's by improving the efficiency of brain activity associated with memory. Alzheimer, which has become a major panic in US among the older, certainly it will provide a relief for such persons.
However memory loss in old age is common symptoms, but memory loss leading to Alzheimer's disease is one of the greatest fears among older Americans.
While some memory loss is normal and to be expected as we age, a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment, or MCI, signals more substantial memory loss and a greater risk for Alzheimer's, for which there currently is no cure.
Sources said that the study, led by Dr. J. Carson Smith, assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology, provides new hope for those diagnosed with MCI.
It is the first to show that an exercise intervention with older adults with mild cognitive impairment (average age 78) improved not only memory recall, but also brain function, as measured by functional neuroimaging (via fMRI).
The study, led by Dr. J. Carson Smith, assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology, provides new hope for those diagnosed with MCI.
It is noted that it is first to show that an exercise intervention with older adults with mild cognitive impairment (average age 78) improved not only memory recall, but also brain function, as measured by functional neuroimaging (via fMRI).
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