Does Exercise Stave Off Alzheimer's disease? (VIDEO)

University of Kentucky

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Nathan Johnson of the UK College of Health Sciences discusses his research that indicates a positive correlation between fitness level and blood flow to the areas of the brain where the hallmark plaques and tangles of Alzheimer's disease are first detected, suggesting that exercise might help stave off the symptoms of dementia.

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