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Cycling Linked to Lower Risk of Dementia, Study of Half a Million Finds

14 Jun 2025 | Abstracted from Science Alert

"...study carried out by researchers from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China and the University of Sydney backs up the idea that frequent amounts of moderate exercise and keeping the brain busy can guard against neurodegeneration.

"Compared with non-active travelers, the cyclists had a 19 percent lower risk of all-cause dementia, a 22 percent lower risk of Alzheimer's...global number of cases projected to rise from 55 million in 2019 to 139 million by 2050."

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