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How Exercise May Lower Dementia Risk

Michael Hunter, MD

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EXERCISE MAY DROP OUR CHANCES of suffering from Alzheimer’s dementia and slow age-related cognitive decline. We begin with this: Aging and brain conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease have associations with increased inflammation in the brain.

A recent study suggests that reducing microglial activation may help support the protective effects of physical activity on cognitive functioning. Microglia…

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Michael Hunter, MD

I have degrees from Harvard, Yale, and Penn. I am a radiation oncologist in the Seattle area. You may find me regularly posting at www.newcancerinfo.com