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Exercise and Brain Health in Postmenopausal Women: A Review of Cognitive Benefits, Mechanisms, and Neurodegeneration Prevention.

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Key takeaways

This review summarizes why exercise may protect thinking skills in women after menopause. It describes the hormone, blood flow and inflammation changes that happen at menopause. The authors gathered existing ideas rather than running a study, so there are no new results. The topic is brain health, not kidney health.

Who did this work

Flynn AM (Department of Physiology and Aging, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.) · Hankir A (Centre for Mental Health Research in Association with University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, UK.) · Abdulrahman M (Department of Informatics and Smart Health, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai 43111, United Arab Emirates.) · Al-Rumaihi N (Department of Neurology, Carrick Institute, Cape Canaveral, FL 32920, USA.) · Carrick FR (Centre for Mental Health Research in Association with University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, UK.)

Source

Paper · Europe PMC, CKD mind-body · 2026-08-17
https://doi.org/10.3390/neurosci7040090