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Active intervention correlated to better cerebral blood flow in areas of memory, executive function and language.

Higher adherence also led to better scores on a diabetes risk assessment tool.

Higher adherence to a lifestyle intervention for older adults in early-stage Alzheimer’s disease led to improved neurological outcomes and indicated a reduced risk for diabetes, according to a presenter.

“Treating Alzheimer's has been extremely difficult, and we've had a lot of recent advances with amyloid clearing medications, but these come with a lot of risks,” Jennifer Bramen , PhD, director of neuroimaging research core at the Pacific Neuroscience Institute, said at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference. “Also, there are a lot of people with comorbid healt

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