A bidirectional relationship between executive function and health behavior: evidence, implications, and future directions

JL Allan, D McMinn, M Daly - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Physically active lifestyles and other health-enhancing behaviors play an important role in
preserving executive function into old age. Conversely, emerging research suggests that …

How does exercise reduce the rate of age-associated cognitive decline? A review of potential mechanisms

G Kennedy, RJ Hardman… - Journal of …, 2017 - content.iospress.com
The rate of age-associated cognitive decline varies considerably between individuals. It is
important, both on a societal and individual level, to investigate factors that underlie these …

Inflammatory cytokines in general and central obesity and modulating effects of physical activity

FM Schmidt, J Weschenfelder, C Sander, J Minkwitz… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Context Chronic systemic inflammation in obesity originates from local immune responses in
visceral adipose tissue. However, assessment of a broad range of inflammation-mediating …

Effect of a modified hospital elder life program on delirium and length of hospital stay in patients undergoing abdominal surgery: a cluster randomized clinical trial

CCH Chen, HC Li, JT Liang, IR Lai, JDT Purnomo… - JAMA …, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Older patients undergoing abdominal surgery commonly experience
preventable delirium, which extends their hospital length of stay (LOS). Objective To …

The effect of exercise on cytokines: implications for musculoskeletal health: a narrative review

S Docherty, R Harley, JJ McAuley, LAN Crowe… - BMC Sports Science …, 2022 - Springer
The physiological effects of physical exercise are ubiquitously reported as beneficial to the
cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems. Exercise is widely promoted by medical …

Social adversity and epigenetic aging: a multi-cohort study on socioeconomic differences in peripheral blood DNA methylation

G Fiorito, S Polidoro, PA Dugué, M Kivimaki, E Ponzi… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Low socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with earlier onset of age-related chronic
conditions and reduced life-expectancy, but the underlying biomolecular mechanisms …

Inflammation as a precursor of atherothrombosis, diabetes and early vascular aging

E Barbu, MR Popescu, AC Popescu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Vascular disease was for a long time considered a disease of the old age, but it is becoming
increasingly clear that a cumulus of factors can cause early vascular aging (EVA) …

Understanding key mechanisms of exercise-induced cardiac protection to mitigate disease: current knowledge and emerging concepts

BC Bernardo, JYY Ooi, KL Weeks… - Physiological …, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
The benefits of exercise on the heart are well recognized, and clinical studies have
demonstrated that exercise is an intervention that can improve cardiac function in heart …

How physical activity across the lifespan can reduce the impact of bone ageing: a literature review

MF Faienza, G Lassandro, M Chiarito… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Bone remodeling is a lifelong process, due to the balanced activity of the osteoblasts (OBs),
the bone-forming cells, and osteoclasts (OCs), the bone-resorbing cells. This equilibrium is …

Sedentary time and markers of chronic low-grade inflammation in a high risk population

J Henson, T Yates, CL Edwardson, K Khunti, D Talbot… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Sedentary behaviour has been identified as a distinct risk factor for several
health outcomes. Nevertheless, little research has been conducted into the underlying …