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RSNA 2008: Exercise May Prevent Loss of Small Blood Vessels in the Brain

CHICAGO, Dec. 1 -- Older adults who exercise regularly may have increased cerebral blood flow and a greater number of small blood vessels in the brain, researchers here said.

This could be the mechanism by which exercise prevents cognitive decline in the elderly, Feraz Rahman, M.S., a medical student at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, told attendees at the Radiological Society of North America meeting.

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