FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·September 8, 2023·4 min readExercise Induced Hormone May Be Key Player in Alzheimer’s FightThe muscle hormone irisin, elevated during exercise, may aid in battling Alzheimer's disease (AD). Using advanced 3D cell models of AD, the research demonstrates that irisin treatment drastically reduces amyloid beta pathology.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·September 12, 2022·5 min readExercise Hormone Halts Parkinson’s Disease SymptomsIrisin, a hormone secreted into the blood during high endurance and aerobic exercise, reduces levels of alpha-synuclein and restores movement in mouse models of Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 23, 2021·4 min readHormone Irisin Is Found to Confer Benefits of Exercise on Cognitive FunctionIrisin, a hormone secreted by muscles during exercise, improved cognitive function and lowered levels of inflammation in mouse models. The findings have implications for the development of treatments for Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·February 9, 2019·5 min readHow Exercise May Protect Against Alzheimer’sResearchers report irisin, a hormone released during physical exercise, may promote neurogenesis in the hippocampus. The study sheds new light on why exercise helps improve memory and could help to protect the brain against Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 8, 2019·3 min readExercise Hormone May Slow Alzheimer’s ProgressionResearchers report the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease contain less of the exercise related hormone called irisin. Boosting levels of irisin in the brain could slow the progression of the neurodegenerative disease.Read More
