A new $4.5 million federal grant will fund Arizona State University research to explore the link between aerobic exercise and slowing the progression of Alzheimer's disease.The grant comes from the National Institute of Aging and will support the study’s personnel and participant expenses.Fang Yu, the Edson Chair in Dementia Translational Nursing Science at ASU, leads the
A $4.5 million groundbreaking grant will fund research to explore a promising link between aerobic exercise and slowing the progression of Alzheimer's disease in a study led by an Arizona State University researcher.
A study out of Arizona State University will explore how exercise and brain training can affect memory in people who have mild cognitive impairment. First let's define mild cognitive impairment…"For people with MCI, it may be difficult for them to do things as efficiently as they used to, but they are fully capable," said Fang Yu. She’s a professor and the Edson Chair in
August 2, 2021
Two Arizona State University researchers were recently awarded $25,000 each to pilot projects focused on dementia research.
The funding was given out as part of the inaugural Edson Discovery Pilot Awards for Dementia Caregiving from ASU’s Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation. The Edson Discovery Pilot Awards for Dementia Caregiving will act as sort of a research incubator, fostering support for new and interesting projects that address a significant knowledge gap or advance current science.
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The recipients are Edson College Professor Linda Larkey and College of Health Solutions Assistant Professor Edward Ofori.
Alzheimerâs: Aerobic exercise may reduce cognitive decline
Written by Timothy Huzar on March 3, 2021 â Fact checked by Alexandra Sanfins, Ph.D.
Alzheimerâs disease affects over 5.5 million people in the United States.
There is mixed evidence about the value of aerobic exercise in reducing cognitive decline for people with Alzheimerâs.
The present pilot study suggests exercise may reduce cognitive decline, which warrants further research to confirm the initial findings.
Researchers have found that aerobic exercise may reduce cognitive decline in people with Alzheimerâs disease.
The research, published as a pilot study in the
Journal of Alzheimerâs Disease, supports aerobic exercise as an intervention for people with this condition and lays the ground for future, larger studies to corroborate the initial findings.