Exercise could help protect brain against decline as we age

Monday, November 23, 2015 - 11:30 in Health & Medicine

A new study by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and the National Institute on Aging reveals how exercise could energize brain cell function as we age. In tests with mice, researchers discovered that exercise helped boost levels of an enzyme called SIRT3, which may protect against stressors that contribute to brain cell energy loss. The […]

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