Resistance Training Promotes Cognitive and Functional Brain Plasticity in Seniors With Probable Mild Cognitive Impairment
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- 23 April 2012
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- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of internal medicine (1960)
- Vol. 172 (8) , 666-668
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2012.379
Abstract
Cognitive decline is a pressing health care issue. Worldwide, 1 new case of dementia is detected every 7 seconds.1 Mild cognitive impairment—a well-recognized risk factor for dementia2—represents a critical window of opportunity for intervening and altering the trajectory of cognitive decline in seniors.Keywords
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