Hall, Luna (2024) Which type of exercise, Cardiovascular exercise or Resistance exercise is more effective for the prevention of development of Alzheimer's disease? Bachelor's Thesis, Biology.
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Abstract
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that causes memory loss and impairs cognitive functioning. The disease has a progressive character in which the loss of neuronal structure and functioning increases over time. AD is characterized by the presence of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain. Furthermore, AD is the most common cause of dementia in elderly individuals and places a significant burden on society. A curative therapy has not yet been found for the disease. Therefore, treatments for AD are now composed of multidomain interventions targeting risk factors of the disease, thereby alleviating symptoms and slowing further progression. A lack of physical exercise is one of the risk factors of AD, therefore physical exercise therapy is used to treat AD. The aim of this literary review is to investigate which form of exercise is the most effective to treat AD. This is done by reviewing the pathological characteristics of AD and subsequently comparing the effects of cardiovascular exercise and resistance exercise on these pathological characteristics. This review found cardiovascular exercise to have greater benefits than resistance exercise, but a combination of both types of exercise seems to provide the greatest benefits. Increasing the understanding of treatments of AD, will lead to more efficient therapies and thereby decrease the burden of the disease on both patients and society.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor's Thesis) |
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| Supervisor name: | Zee, E.A. van der |
| Degree programme: | Biology |
| Thesis type: | Bachelor's Thesis |
| Language: | English |
| Date Deposited: | 31 May 2024 11:50 |
| Last Modified: | 31 May 2024 11:50 |
| URI: | https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/32465 |
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