Exercise and caloric restriction rejuvenate synapses in lab mice

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 11:28 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have uncovered a mechanism through which caloric restriction and exercise delay some of the debilitating effects of aging by rejuvenating connections between nerves and the muscles that they control. The research begins to explain prior findings that exercise and restricted-calorie diets help to stave off the mental and physical degeneration of aging.

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