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Title: Study: More fit Alzheimer's patients had less brain atrophy (AP)
Post by: riky on July 28, 2008, 03:43:50 PM
Study: More fit Alzheimer's patients had less brain atrophy
    (AP)

 


<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080717/capt.cps.nah56.180708010906.photo00.photo.default-512x343.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=ushE9kaA1TAmTo3qrsHMQw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="An old person suffering from Alzheimer's disease is seen at a hospital. A nearly forgotten Russian-made drug, formulated to combat hay fever, helps improve cognitive abilities in patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to the results of a year-long trial published on Thursday.(AFP/File/Fred Tanneau)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080728/ap_on_he_me/alzheimer_s_exercise_study)AP - Patients in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease who performed better on a treadmill test had less atrophy in the areas of the brain that control memory, according to a study released Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>


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