Exercise can benefit the brain with just one protein
According to a recent study on mice conducted by scientists at the UC San Francisco Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, a little-studied liver-derived protein could be responsible for the benefits that exercise has been shown to have for the aging brain. These findings may lead to the development of new therapies that confer the neuroprotective benefits of physical activity to people who cannot exercise because they are physically limited.
Exercise has been proven to be one of the most effective ways to protect the brain against age-related cognitive decline. It can improve cognition for those at risk of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and frontotemporal degeneration — even if they have rare gene variants which lead to dementia.
Many older adults cannot exercise regularly because of physical limitations or disabilities. Researchers have been searching for years to find therapies that can confer the same neurologic benefits to people who are low in physical activity.
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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-07-brain-benefits-gained-protein.html
