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Physical activity and amyloid-β plasma and brain levels: results from the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle Study of Ageing.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Aug 2013
Brown B M, Peiffer J J, Taddei K, Lui J K, Laws S M, Gupta V B, Taddei T, Ward V K, Rodrigues M A, Burnham S, Rainey-Smith S R, Villemagne V L, Bush A, Ellis K A, Masters C L, Ames D, Macaulay S L, Szoeke C, Rowe C C, Martins R N
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies suggest physical activity improves cognition and lowers Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk. However, key AD pathogenic factors that are thought to be influenced by physical activity, particularly plasma amyloid-β (Aβ) and Aβ brain load, have yet to be thoroughly investigated. The objective of this study was to determine if plasma Aβ and amyloid brain deposition are associated with physical activity...
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