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2010 (EurekAlert) - Women who are physically active at any point
over the life course (teenage, age 30, age 50, late life) have
lower risk of cognitive impairment in late-life compared to
those who are inactive, but teenage physical activity appears to
be most important. This is the key finding of a study of over
nine thousand women published today in the Journal of the
American Geriatrics Society. There is growing evidence to
suggest that people who are physically active in mid- and late
life have lower chance of dementia and more minor forms of
cognitive impairment in old age. However, there is a poorer
understanding of the importance of early life physical activity
and the relative importance of physical activity at different
ages. Researchers led by Laura Middl