The AP (8/2, Neergaard) reports research indicates that “even a simple exercise routine just might help older Americans with mild memory problems.” For the study, investigators “recruited about 300 sedentary older adults with…mild cognitive impairment or MCI.” Half of the participants “were assigned aerobic exercises and the rest stretching-and-balance moves that only modestly raised their heart rate.” The study revealed that after one “year, cognitive testing showed overall neither group had worsened,” and brain scans did not “show the shrinkage that accompanies worsening memory problems.”
Medscape (8/2, Brooks, Subscription Publication) also covers the study, mentioning that “the topline results were presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.”
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— “Even simple exercise may help aging brain, study hints “Lauran Neergaard, AP, August 2, 2022