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.