Meeting physical activity recommendations may be protective against temporal lobe atrophy in older adults at risk for Alzheimer's disease

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Title: Meeting physical activity recommendations may be protective against temporal lobe atrophy in older adults at risk for Alzheimer's disease
Authors: Ryan J. Dougherty, Laura D. Ellingson, Stephanie A. Schultz, Elizabeth A. Boots, Jacob D. Meyer, Jacob B. Lindheimer, Stephanie Van Riper, Aaron J. Stegner, Dorothy F. Edwards, Jennifer M. Oh, Rebecca L. Koscik, Maritza N. Dowling, Catherine L. Gallagher, Cynthia M. Carlsson, Howard A. Rowley, Barbara B. Bendlin, Sanjay Asthana, Bruce P. Hermann, Mark A. Sager, Sterling C. Johnson, Ozioma C. Okonkwo, Dane B. Cook
Source: Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 14-17 (2016)
Publisher Information: Wiley, 2016.
Publication Year: 2016
Collection: LCC:Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
LCC:Geriatrics
Subject Terms: Dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Exercise, Family history, APOE ε4, Neuroimaging, Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system, RC346-429, Geriatrics, RC952-954.6
More Details: Abstract Introduction Physical activity (PA) is associated with brain health in older adults. However, it is unknown whether the current physical activity recommendations (PAR) impart substantive benefit. The objective of this study was to compare temporal lobe volumes between older adults who met PAR and those who did not. Methods Ninety‐one enrollees from the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer's Prevention wore an accelerometer for seven consecutive days to quantify their PA behaviors and underwent a T‐1 anatomic magnetic resonance imaging scan. Participants were categorized as either having met PAR or not based on the US Department of Health and Human Services recommendations of 150 minutes of moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity per week. Results Participants who met PAR possessed significantly greater inferior (η2P = .050) and anterior (η2P = .055) temporal lobe volumes compared with those who did not (P
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2352-8729
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2352-8729
DOI: 10.1016/j.dadm.2016.03.005
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/4ca8080c33614257afd1baf2aefe2389
Accession Number: edsdoj.4ca8080c33614257afd1baf2aefe2389
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:23528729
DOI:10.1016/j.dadm.2016.03.005
Published in:Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring
Language:English