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When muscles work out, they help neurons to grow, a new study shows: « The findings suggest that biochemical and physical effects of exercise could help heal nerves. »


Exercise can have benefits at the level of neurons, through chemical and mechanical effects, MIT researchers find. The discovery could inform exercise-related therapies for repairing damaged and deteriorating nerves.

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