Effects of aerobic exercise on mild cognitive impairment: a controlled trial.

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Baker, Laura D; Frank, Laura L; Foster-Schubert, Karen; Green, Pattie S; Wilkinson, Charles W; McTiernan, Anne; Plymate, Stephen R; Fishel, Mark A; Watson, G Stennis; Cholerton, Brenna A; Duncan, Glen E; Mehta, Pankaj D; Craft, Suzanne

Source:

Archives of neurology, Volume 67, Issue 1, p.71-9 (2010)

Keywords:

2010, Absorptiometry, Photon, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Alzheimer Disease, Body Fat Distribution, Center-Authored Paper, Cognition Disorders, Energy Metabolism, Exercise, Exercise Test, Exercise Therapy, Exercise Tolerance, Female, Glucose, Heart Rate, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Outcome Assessment (Health Care), Physical Fitness, Public Health Sciences Division, Treatment Outcome

Abstract:

To examine the effects of aerobic exercise on cognition and other biomarkers associated with Alzheimer disease pathology for older adults with mild cognitive impairment, and assess the role of sex as a predictor of response.