UW Researchers Find Exercise in Mice Lowers Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

UW exercise-Alzheimer's study

University of Wyoming researchers found that mice who completed a six-week exercise program showed better memory, learning and social behavior and fewer signs of Alzheimer's disease in their brains than sedentary mice.

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  1. University of Wyoming researchers found that mice who completed a six-week exercise program showed better memory, learning and social behavior and fewer signs of Alzheimer's disease in their brains than sedentary mice.
  2. The study, published Oct. 7 in the journal Molecular Brain, combined treadmill running with ladder climbing in older mice genetically altered to develop Alzheimer's-like symptoms.
  3. The team says the results support physical activity as a safe, non-drug approach that may help protect brain function in aging and Alzheimer's disease, though the findings are in mice and not yet proven in humans.
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