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Hormone & Enzyme Released By Muscles That Protect Brain Health
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Hormone & Enzyme Released By Muscles That Protect Brain Health

How you move protects you against Alzheimer's Disease.

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Sep 15, 2023
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If exercise were a drug, we would all love to be sane addicts.

The Massachusetts General Hospital medical researchers have used a 3D human neural cell culture model to show that the exercise-induced muscle hormone, “irisin”, reduces the level of amyloid beta deposits associated with Alzheimer's disease.

Resistant exercise boosts muscle health and increas…

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