MRA explains benefits of exercise for aging adults

December 1, 2008 DiagnosticImaging.com. MRA explains benefits of exercise for aging adults By Christiana Schmitz Doctors have known for years that aerobic exercise counteracts the effects of aging on the human brain. Findings presented at the RSNA meeting contributed to an explanation of why. A study conducted at the University of North Carolina is the first to compare brain scans of older adults who exercise with those of older adults who do not. It looked at 12 healthy adults, aged 60 to 67, using MR technology to determine cerebral blood flow and MR angiography to depict blood vessels in the brain.

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