Physical fitness may slow Alzheimer brain atrophy


	Physical fitness may slow Alzheimer brain atrophy

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Getting a lot of exercise may help slow brain shrinkage in people with early Alzheimer's disease, a preliminary study suggests. Analysis found that participants who were more physically fit had less brain shrinkage than less-fit participants. However, they didn't do significantly better on tests for mental performance

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<P>That was a surprise, but maybe the study had too few patients to make an 
effect show up in the statistical analysis, said Dr. Jeffrey Burns, one of the 
study's authors.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080715/ap_on_he_me/med_alzheimer_exercise;_ylt=AqPzzMMQXgUeonYQM0NYduzVJRIF"> the work is only a starting point for exploring whether exercise and physical 
fitness can slow the progression of <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1216084055_1 
style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Alzheimer's</SPAN>. 
The study can't prove an effect because the participants were evaluated only 
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