American Academy of Neurology
Physical frailty may be linked to Alzheimer's disease
Published in Mental Health Weekly Digest, August 25th, 2008
For the study, researchers examined the brains of 165 people who had been participants in a larger community study of chronic diseases of aging. While participants were alive, physical frailty measurements were taken yearly including grip strength, time to walk eight feet, body composition and tiredness. After death, the brains of these participants were checked for the plaques and tangles that are signs of Alzheimer's disease...
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