00:00Reporting over eight weekly activity hours was linked to slower thinking and memory declines
00:05in Parkinson's. But what does that link actually establish about slowing decline?
00:09A study in neurology, a medical journal, followed 294 people with mild to moderate Parkinson's.
00:15This brain disorder gradually worsens movement and thinking. Participants averaged 66 years old,
00:22and follow-up lasted up to seven years. During follow-up, they reported work, home,
00:27and recreational activity while undergoing annual tests. Researchers also linked higher activity to
00:33slower worsening of movement symptoms. Meanwhile, estimated annual thinking scores fell 0.478
00:40points among the least active, versus 0.07 among the most active. But study author Dong Wu Ryu of the
00:48University of Cincinnati said differences were small, and activity reports weren't necessarily
00:53accurate. Participants generally started with good thinking and memory. So Ryu said,
00:58further studies are needed. The link doesn't prove physical activity slows Parkinson's progression.
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