Pre-injury exercise may mitigate the effects of traumatic brain injury in mice

Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 11:31 in Health & Medicine

Being physically fit before a traumatic brain injury (TBI) might improve recovery, preliminary findings suggest. After TBI, mice bred for running behavior exhibited smaller brain lesions and engaged in more extensive post-injury activity than did mice that had been sedentary before the injury.

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