Physical Activity Can Reduce Hypertension and the Long-term Benefits May Contribute toward a Lower Risk of Cognitive Decline and Dementia

Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia, School of Medical Health and Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia, Australian Alzheimer’s Research Foundation, Nedlands, WA, Australia, College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia, KaRa Institute of Neurological Disease, Sydney, Macquarie Park, Australia, School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia, 7The Cooperative Research Centre for Mental Health, Carlton South, Australia

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