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Eef Hogervorst, Professor of Biological Psychology, Loughborough University

Even a few thousand steps a day can reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s – new study

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A new study suggests that even low levels of physical activity could protect the brain from Alzheimer’s disease – but not in the way scientists expected.

The researchers tracked almost 300 older adults with early brain signs of Alzheimer’s for nine to 11 years using pedometers. They found that physical activity didn’t reduce the toxic amyloid plaques that most Alzheimer’s treatments now target.

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