Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) found that long stretches of sedentary behavior — like spending all day in your desk chair — were linked to changes in a part of the adult brain that’s critical for memory.
Earlier research has linked sedentary behavior to an increased risk of heart disease, diabetes and premature death in middle-age and older adults. The new study, published yesterday (April 12) in the journal PLOS One, builds on this, focusing on inactivity’s impacts on the brain, according to a statement from the researchers.
behavior to thinning of the medial temporal lobe, a brain region involved in the formation of new memories, the researchers said in the statement. Brain thinning can be a precursor to cognitive decline and dementia in middle-age and older adults, the researchers added. [Don’t Sit Tight: 6 Ways to Make a Deadly Activity Healthier]
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Thanks for sharing
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Welcome and thanks. Today I saw this news in news paper .
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Thank you for this vital information Rekha
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Welcome Kurian.
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Truly fascinating, considering I’m suffering memory deterioration or blocks at 30. Thanks for sharing, i will actively try and spend less time on my backside 😊
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It’s sad . Even pollution is playing tricks with our memory. It’s affecting negativity.
avoid sedentary life style. Yoga may be helpful.
Take care!!!
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