HealthDay (2/24) reports that “exercising the mind and body may delay the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease…but in most people it does not slow underlying brain changes linked to the disease,” the findings of a 400-participant study published online Feb. 24 in Neurology suggest. In the study, participants “underwent brain scans to check for signs of Alzheimer’s disease and were also asked about their mental and physical activity levels.”
Researchers did find, however, that in the subset of participants who have the APOE4 gene, “people who had high education levels and who had continued to learn throughout their lives had less amyloid plaque, compared to those with high education levels who did not continue to challenge their mind.”
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— “Active Mind, Body May Only Do So Much Against Alzheimer’s,” Robert Preidt, HealthDay, February 24, 2016.