Game that reduces dementia risk may clear amyloid from men’s brains. Playing a mental speed-training game seems to help the brain clear a protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease in men, but may work in women through different mechanisms
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Trechos de apoio da pauta: Beta-amyloid forms plaques in the brain (seen in yellow) that play a role in Alzheimer’s diseaseJUAN GAERTNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Alamy A cognitive “speed training” game that cuts dementia risk by 25 per cent alters levels of beta-amyloid, a protein that clogs up the brain in Alzheimer’s disease, in men, but not in women. It is the first time brain training has been shown to influence the levels of a neurodegenerative marker, strengthening the evidence suggesting that mental exercises can boost brain health.
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