Alzheimer’s Gene Carriers May Cut Risk With Exercise, Study Says

People who are genetically susceptible to developing Alzheimer’s disease may be able to reduce their risk with exercise, a study found.

Carriers of the Alzheimer’s gene APOE-4 who regularly exercised over a decade were five to 10 times less likely to have brain plaques linked to the disease than those with the gene who weren’t physically active, said John C. Morris, senior author of the study published today in Archives of Neurology.