Exercise helps protect brain of multiple sclerosis patients, study suggests
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 22:28
in Health & Medicine
Highly fit multiple sclerosis patients perform significantly better on tests of cognitive function than similar less-fit patients, a new study shows. In addition, MRI scans of the patients showed that the fitter MS patients showed less damage in parts of the brain that show deterioration as a result of MS, as well as a greater volume of vital gray matter.