• Are the Neuroprotective Effects of Exercise Training Systemically Mediated? 

      Tari, Atefe R; Norevik, Cecilie Skarstad; Scrimgeour, Nathan Robert; Kobro-Flatmoen, Asgeir; Storm-Mathisen, Jon; Bergersen, Linda Hildegard; Wrann, Christiane D; Selbæk, Geir; Kivipelt, Miia; Moreira, Jose Bianco Nascimento; Wisloff, Ulrik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      To date there is no cure available for dementia, and the field calls for novel therapeutic targets. A rapidly growing body of literature suggests that regular endurance training and high cardiorespiratory fitness attenuate ...
    • Can exercise training teach us how to treat Alzheimer's disease? 

      Huuha, Aleksi Matias; Norevik, Cecilie Skarstad; Moreira, Jose Bianco Nascimento; Kobro-Flatmoen, Asgeir; Scrimgeour, Nathan Robert; Kivipelto, Miia; Van Praag, Henriette; Ziaei, Maryam; Sando, Sigrid Botne; Wisløff, Ulrik; Tari, Atefe R (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia and there is currently no cure. Novel approaches to treat AD and curb the rapidly increasing worldwide prevalence and costs of dementia are needed. Physical ...
    • Exercised blood plasma promotes hippocampal neurogenesis in the Alzheimer's disease rat brain 

      Norevik, Cecilie Skarstad; Huuha, Aleksi Matias; Røsbjørgen, Ragnhild; Bergersen, Linda Hildegard; Jacobsen, Kamilla; Miguel dos Santos, Rodrigo; Ryan, Liv; Skender, Belma; Bianco Nascimento Moreira, Jose; Kobro-Flatmoen, Asgeir; Witter, Menno Peter; Scrimgeour, Nathan Robert; Rafiee Tari, Atefe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background Exercise training promotes brain plasticity and is associated with protection against cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease (AD). These beneficial effects may be partly mediated by blood-borne factors. ...