Burning more calories linked with greater gray matter volume, reduced Alzheimer’s risk

Friday, March 11, 2016 - 11:50 in Health & Medicine

Whether they jog, swim, garden or dance, physically active older persons have larger gray matter volume in key brain areas responsible for memory and cognition, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UCLA. The findings, published today in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, showed also that […]

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