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Sep 2026
Associations of physical fitness with brain structure, pathology and cognition in cognitively normal older adults
The role of physical fitness in cognitive reserve and brain maintenance remains unclear. We investigated the associations of muscular and aerobic fitness (VO2max) with markers of brain health and cognition in 353 cognitively unimpaired older adults (mean age = 72.77 ± 7.95 years; 177 females). Muscular fitness compris...
S. Schwarck, N. Behrenbruch, B. Schumann-Werner et al.
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