Effects of Physical Exercise on Cognition and Telomere Length in Healthy Older Women

Background: Physical exercise is an effective measure for preventing the onset of cognitive decline and has a direct influence on the aging process. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of a 6-month physical exercise program on cognition and telomere length in adults over 65 years of a...

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Autores principales:	Juan Luis Sánchez-González, Juan Luis Sánchez-Rodríguez, Javier Martín-Vallejo, Abel Martel-Martel, Rogelio González-Sarmiento
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	exercise cognition adults telomerase ageing Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:10b031b4356c4a79bc71c2be38df7ed52021-11-25T16:56:47ZEffects of Physical Exercise on Cognition and Telomere Length in Healthy Older Women10.3390/brainsci111114172076-3425https://doaj.org/article/10b031b4356c4a79bc71c2be38df7ed52021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/11/1417https://doaj.org/toc/2076-3425Background: Physical exercise is an effective measure for preventing the onset of cognitive decline and has a direct influence on the aging process. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of a 6-month physical exercise program on cognition and telomere length in adults over 65 years of age. Method: Seventy-four healthy women were separated into two groups: 41 were included in the intervention group (IG) (72.70 ± 4.127 years and 8.18 ± 1.551 years of education) and 33 in the control group (CG) (71.21 ± 4.127 years and 8.42 ± 2.562). The participants included within the IG carried out three sessions of physical exercise per week for six months. Cognitive function was assessed using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Stroop test and the Trail Making Test (TMT). Saliva samples were taken and analyzed and relative telomere length was calculated. Those conducting the analysis were blind to the group to which the participants had been assigned. Results: An improvement was observed in global cognitive function, in both attentional and executive functions, in the group of adults doing physical exercise as compared to the control group. Six months after the physical exercise program had finished, relative telomere length was found to have increased in the participants in the intervention group. Conclusion: Physical exercise programs can lead to an improvement in both cognitive functions and telomere length.Juan Luis Sánchez-GonzálezJuan Luis Sánchez-RodríguezJavier Martín-VallejoAbel Martel-MartelRogelio González-SarmientoMDPI AGarticleexercisecognitionadultstelomeraseageingNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571ENBrain Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 1417, p 1417 (2021)
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topic	exercise cognition adults telomerase ageing Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571
spellingShingle	exercise cognition adults telomerase ageing Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Juan Luis Sánchez-González Juan Luis Sánchez-Rodríguez Javier Martín-Vallejo Abel Martel-Martel Rogelio González-Sarmiento Effects of Physical Exercise on Cognition and Telomere Length in Healthy Older Women
description	Background: Physical exercise is an effective measure for preventing the onset of cognitive decline and has a direct influence on the aging process. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of a 6-month physical exercise program on cognition and telomere length in adults over 65 years of age. Method: Seventy-four healthy women were separated into two groups: 41 were included in the intervention group (IG) (72.70 ± 4.127 years and 8.18 ± 1.551 years of education) and 33 in the control group (CG) (71.21 ± 4.127 years and 8.42 ± 2.562). The participants included within the IG carried out three sessions of physical exercise per week for six months. Cognitive function was assessed using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Stroop test and the Trail Making Test (TMT). Saliva samples were taken and analyzed and relative telomere length was calculated. Those conducting the analysis were blind to the group to which the participants had been assigned. Results: An improvement was observed in global cognitive function, in both attentional and executive functions, in the group of adults doing physical exercise as compared to the control group. Six months after the physical exercise program had finished, relative telomere length was found to have increased in the participants in the intervention group. Conclusion: Physical exercise programs can lead to an improvement in both cognitive functions and telomere length.
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author	Juan Luis Sánchez-González Juan Luis Sánchez-Rodríguez Javier Martín-Vallejo Abel Martel-Martel Rogelio González-Sarmiento
author_facet	Juan Luis Sánchez-González Juan Luis Sánchez-Rodríguez Javier Martín-Vallejo Abel Martel-Martel Rogelio González-Sarmiento
author_sort	Juan Luis Sánchez-González
title	Effects of Physical Exercise on Cognition and Telomere Length in Healthy Older Women
title_short	Effects of Physical Exercise on Cognition and Telomere Length in Healthy Older Women
title_full	Effects of Physical Exercise on Cognition and Telomere Length in Healthy Older Women
title_fullStr	Effects of Physical Exercise on Cognition and Telomere Length in Healthy Older Women
title_full_unstemmed	Effects of Physical Exercise on Cognition and Telomere Length in Healthy Older Women
title_sort	effects of physical exercise on cognition and telomere length in healthy older women
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/10b031b4356c4a79bc71c2be38df7ed5
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Effects of Physical Exercise on Cognition and Telomere Length in Healthy Older Women

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