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Moderate-load resistance exercise

Moderate-load resistance exercise has been studied in 1 paper since 2025: 1 trial in people. The newest paper, Aug 12, 2025: “Enhancing cognitive function through blood flow restriction: An effective resistance exercise modality for middle-aged women”.

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The findings reach people, from one lab or study. 1 lab in 1 country.

“Serum BDNF and VEGF levels increased significantly following both LLBFR (p < 0.001, p = 0.014, respectively) and MLRE (p < 0.001, p = 0.004, respectively)”
Enhancing cognitive function through blood flow restriction: An effective resistance exercise modality for middle-aged womenJournal of exercise science and fitness2025doi:10.1016/j.jesf.2025.08.002
Humans: a single group. Cells, worms or flies and mice: nothing yet.

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funder: Incheon National University
  • Human trial1

What did studies of moderate-load resistance exercise find?

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Studies of moderate-load resistance exercise measured one outcome, BDNF.

BDNF

upin humans1

1 study

  1. Moderate-load resistance exercise increases BDNF in humans (Healthy women).

    “Serum BDNF and VEGF levels increased significantly following both LLBFR (p < 0.001, p = 0.014, respectively) and MLRE (p < 0.001, p = 0.004, respectively)”

    Human trialHealthy womenSerumSingle sessionFemalesn = 15

    Enhancing cognitive function through blood flow restriction: An effective resistance exercise modality for middle-aged women

    Journal of exercise science and fitness

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