Structured Exercise Improves Biomarkers Related to Cognitive Function in Older People

Source https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2021/08/structured-exercise-improves-biomarkers-related-to-cognitive-function-in-older-people/

There is good evidence for physical activity to improve cognitive function, particularly memory, both in the short term following a bout of exercise and over the long term as a result of regular exercise. Researchers here take the approach of measuring biomarkers known to be linked to cognitive function, and find that, as expected and shown elsewhere, they are improved by a program of structured exercise in older people.

Researchers tested the hypotheses that three specific biomarkers, which are implicated in learning and memory, would increase in older adults following exercise training and correlate with cognition and metabolomics markers of brain health. They examined myokine Cathepsin B (CTSB), brain derived neurot…