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Transition towards sustainable waste valorization from agricultural production systems: Insights from salmon aquaculture and aquaponics
New pathways for organic waste in land-based farming of salmon: The case of Norway and Denmark
Addressing Disparities in Alzheimer's Disease and African-American Participation in Research: An Asset-Based Community Development Approach
Relationships between cardiorespiratory fitness, hippocampal volume, and episodic memory in a population at risk for Alzheimerâs disease
Introduction: Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) has been shown to be related to brain health in older adults. In individuals at risk for developing Alzheimer\u27s disease (AD), CRF may be a modifiable risk factor that could attenuate anticipated declines in brain volume and episodic memory. The objective of this study was to determine the association between CRF and both hippocampal volume and episodic memory in a cohort of cognitively healthy older adults with familial and/or genetic risk for Alzheimer\u27s disease (AD).
Methods: Eightyâsix enrollees from the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer\u27s Prevention participated in this study. Participants performed a graded maximal exercise test, underwent a Tâ1 anatomical magnetic resonance imaging scan, and completed the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT).
Results: There were no significant relationships between CRF and HV or RAVLT memory scores for the entire sample. When the sample was explored on the basis of gender, CRF was significantly associated with hippocampal volume for women. For men, significant positive associations were observed between CRF and RAVLT memory scores.
Summary: These results suggest that CRF may be protective against both hippocampal volume and episodic memory decline in older adults at risk for AD, but that the relationships may be gender specific
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