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Cycling Reduces Dementia Risk in Older Adults, Study Finds

6/21/2025

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Cycling for transportation significantly lowers the risk of dementia in older adults, according to groundbreaking research from China and Australia. Analyzing data from nearly 480,000 individuals, the study revealed that cyclists not only preserved more hippocampal volume but also gained greater benefits if they carried the APOE ?4 gene variant.

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Cycling for transportation significantly lowers the risk of dementia in older adults, according to groundbreaking research from China and Australia. Analyzing data from nearly 480,000 individuals, the study revealed that cyclists not only preserved more hippocampal volume but also gained greater benefits if they carried the APOE ?4 gene variant.