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A Brazilian study on mice demonstrated the relationship between a protein released during physical exercise and Alzheimer's disease.
The research was published this Monday (7) in the scientific journal Nature Medicine
Researchers from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) discovered that by doing from exercise, the muscles release irisin, a protein present at lower levels in people with Alzheimer's disease, a disease that affects more than 35 million people worldwide. and that there is no cure yet.
According to research, the increase in the presence of irisin in mice with the disease attenuated memory problems, which shows the possible link of the protein with the plasticity of brain synapses [19659002] Previously, physical exercise had already been badociated with reducing the risk of Alzheimer's disease at a later age.
Scientists say the findings suggest a possible new treatment for preventing dementia or confining the disease to a more advanced stage.
Even people who can no longer exercise – because of health problems that hinder or hinder activity – could benefit from a possible pharmacological solution to increase the presence of irisin in the body .
More studies are needed to better understand the action of proteins on the brain and Alzheimer's
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