Regular exercise can improve brain function and may protect against dementia in middle-aged and older adults, with women benefitting almost twice as much as men, according to University of Queensland research.
The study used longitudinal data to investigate the physical activity behavior and cognitive function of 16,700 Europeans aged between 54 and 75 over 13 years.
UQ School of Economics and Centre for the Business and Economics of Health Ph.D. candidate Sabrina Lenzen said previous studies have followed people over time, but they only investigated the association between physical activity and cognition.
“Similar to other large…
