Dementia prevention, intervention, and care

G Livingston, A Sommerlad, V Orgeta… - The …, 2017 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
Acting now on dementia prevention, intervention, and care will vastly improve living and
dying for individuals with dementia and their families, and in doing so, will transform the …

Effects of physical exercise on cognitive function of older adults with mild cognitive impairment: A systematic review and meta-analysis

LF Biazus-Sehn, FB Schuch, J Firth… - Archives of Gerontology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background and Purpose Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is associated with a
greater risk of dementia for older adults. However, systematic reviews have shown that some …

Blood-brain barrier permeability and physical exercise

MA Małkiewicz, A Szarmach, A Sabisz… - Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
In this narrative review, a theoretical framework on the crosstalk between physical exercise
and blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability is presented. We discuss the influence of …

Targeting neuroinflammation to treat Alzheimer's disease

A Ardura-Fabregat, E Boddeke, A Boza-Serrano… - CNS drugs, 2017 - Springer
Over the past few decades, research on Alzheimer's disease (AD) has focused on
pathomechanisms linked to two of the major pathological hallmarks of extracellular …

How does exercise reduce the rate of age-associated cognitive decline? A review of potential mechanisms

G Kennedy, RJ Hardman… - Journal of …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The rate of age-associated cognitive decline varies considerably between individuals. It is
important, both on a societal and individual level, to investigate factors that underlie these …

[HTML][HTML] Sedentary behavior as a risk factor for cognitive decline? A focus on the influence of glycemic control in brain health

MJ Wheeler, PC Dempsey, MS Grace, KA Ellis… - Alzheimer's & Dementia …, 2017 - Elsevier
Cognitive decline leading to dementia represents a global health burden. In the absence of
targeted pharmacotherapy, lifestyle approaches remain the best option for slowing the onset …

Intermittent fasting and cognitive performance–Targeting BDNF as potential strategy to optimise brain health

K Seidler, M Barrow - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2022 - Elsevier
Aging is the major risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases, accelerated by excessive
calorie consumption and sedentary lifestyles. Bioenergetic challenges such as intermittent …

Tai Chi improves cognition and plasma BDNF in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled trial

S Sungkarat, S Boripuntakul, S Kumfu… - … and neural repair, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Effects of Tai Chi (TC) on specific cognitive function and mechanisms by which
TC may improve cognition in older adults with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (a-MCI) …

Distinct effects of acute exercise and breaks in sitting on working memory and executive function in older adults: a three-arm, randomised cross-over trial to evaluate …

MJ Wheeler, DJ Green, KA Ellis, E Cerin… - British journal of sports …, 2020 - bjsm.bmj.com
Background Sedentary behaviour is associated with impaired cognition, whereas exercise
can acutely improve cognition. Objective We compared the effects of a morning bout of …

Physical and mental activity, disease susceptibility, and risk of dementia: a prospective cohort study based on UK biobank

J Zhu, F Ge, Y Zeng, Y Qu, W Chen, H Yang, L Yang… - Neurology, 2022 - neurology.org
Background and Objectives The association between patterns of physical/mental activity
and dementia and how it is affected by disease susceptibility remains unknown. We aimed …