Abstract:Background: Wide evidence suggests that physical activity (PA) confers protection against Alzheimer’s disease (AD). On the other hand, the Apolipoprotein E gene (APOE) ε4 allele represents the greatest genetic risk factor for developing AD. Extensive research has been conducted to determine whether frequent PA can mitigate the increased AD risk associated with APOE ε4. However, thus far these attempts have produced inconclusive results. In this context, one possible explanation could be that the influence of t… Show more
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