Associations of physical fitness with brain structure, pathology and cognition in cognitively normal older adults
Svenja Schwarck, Niklas Behrenbruch, Beate Schumann-Werner, Eóin N. Molloy, Berta Garcia-Garcia, Anne Hochkeppler, Larissa Fischer, Anna-Therese Büchel, Enise I. Incesoy, Jose Bernal, Roberto Duarte Coello, Maria d. C. Valdés-Hernández, Joanna M. Wardlaw, Niklas Vockert, Patrick Müller, Gusalija Beh · 2026
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Svenja Schwarck and a large team of co-authors link physical fitness with brain health in older adults who still think normally. Their study appeared in twenty twenty-six. Whether fitness builds a reserve that shields the mind remains unsettled.
The team tested three hundred fifty-three adults with an average age near seventy-three. Muscle fitness combined grip strength, muscle mass, and a timed stand-and-walk test. Air fitness was measured by peak oxygen use. Stronger muscles tracked with less fluid-space swelling in one deep brain area. Better air fitness tracked with thicker tissue in a memory region and more gray matter overall. Air fitness also added to verbal memory beyond a marker of Alzheimer's tangles. Support for a broad reserve effect stayed limited.
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| CREATOR | Svenja Schwarck, Niklas Behrenbruch, Beate Schumann-Werner, Eóin N. Molloy, Berta Garcia-Garcia, Anne Hochkeppler, Larissa Fischer, Anna-Therese Büchel, Enise I. Incesoy, Jose Bernal, Roberto Duarte Coello, Maria d. C. Valdés-Hernández, Joanna M. Wardlaw, Niklas Vockert, Patrick Müller, Gusalija Beh |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 60 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |