Physical activity, brain volume, and dementia risk: the Framingham study

ZS Tan, NL Spartano, AS Beiser… - … Series A: Biomedical …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background: Several longitudinal studies found an inverse relationship between levels of
physical activity and cognitive decline, dementia, and/or Alzheimer's disease (AD), but …

[HTML][HTML] Are skeletal muscle changes during prolonged space flights similar to those experienced by frail and sarcopenic older adults?

A Cannavo, A Carandina, G Corbi, E Tobaldini… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microgravity exposure causes several physiological and psychosocial alterations that
challenge astronauts' health during space flight. Notably, many of these changes are mostly …

Type 2 diabetes mellitus and the elderly: an update on drugs used to treat glycaemia

A Mitrakou, N Katsiki, NM Lalic - Current Vascular …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and its complications are more prevalent in the elderly. As
the general population worldwide is ageing, effective and safe treatment of older T2DM …

Physical activity and cognitive function among older adults with hypertension

E Frith, PD Loprinzi - Journal of hypertension, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objective: We evaluated the specific association between physical activity and cognitive
function among a national sample of the broader US adult population with evidence of …

Total Physical Activity, Plant-based Diet and Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Prospective Cohort Study of the UK Biobank

X Zheng, J Liu, S Wang, Y Xiao, Q Jiang, C Li… - Parkinsonism & Related …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) result from a complex interplay of
genetic, environmental and aging factors. A balanced diet and adequate physical activity …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of combined training in water on hippocampal neuronal Plasticity and memory function in healthy elderly rats

R Askari, M NasrAbadi, AH Haghighi, MJ Mahin… - AIMS …, 2024 - aimspress.com
Purpose The cyclic AMP response element–binding protein (CREB) and nerve growth factor
(NGF) have been proposed as key modulators of brain health and are involved in synaptic …

[PDF][PDF] Physical activity, mental exercise, and cognitive functioning in an Italian sample of healthy elderly males

C Pruneti, D Sgromo, J Merenda, DM Cammisuli… - Arch Ital …, 2019 - researchgate.net
The influences of physical and mental activity on cognitive functioning were examined in a
sample of Italian healthy elderly males. The aim of the present study was to suggest aerobic …

[HTML][HTML] Active travel and mild cognitive impairment among older adults from low-and middle-income countries

L Smith, N Veronese, GF López-Sánchez… - Journal of clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Active travel may be an easily achievable form of physical activity for older people especially
in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), but there are currently no studies on how this …

Maßnahmen zur Gesundheitsförderung von Pflegebedürftigen nach dem Leitfaden Prävention: Kognition

J Krafft, J Krell-Rösch, S Trautwein… - Gesundheitsförderung …, 2023 - Springer
Personen in Pflegeeinrichtungen leiden häufig unter einer Beeinträchtigung der kognitiven
Funktionen (z. B. exekutive Funktionen, Gedächtnis, Sprache). In vielen Fällen liegt zudem …

The medicalisation of prevention: health promotion is more than a pill a day

C Binns, P Howat, J Smith… - Health Promotion Journal …, 2016 - CSIRO Publishing
In an editorial published in the 5 May 2016 edition, the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA)
sent out a challenge to all involved in health promotion and public health by stating:'An …