Small amount of exercise could protect against memory loss in elderly, study suggests
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 18:30
in Health & Medicine
A new study shows that a small amount of physical exercise could profoundly protect the elderly from long-term memory loss that can happen suddenly following infection, illnesses or injury in old age. Researchers have now shown that aging rats that ran just over half a kilometer each week were protected against infection-induced memory loss.