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Enhancing brain health through resistance exercise: the effect of set number and intensity on brain- derived neurotrophic factor in older adults

By Hung-Ting Chen, Kai-Hua Chen, Chiou-Feng Lin, Yu-Chun Chung
Non-randomised trial in 9 peopleInterventions
Paper
  • Resistance training
  • BDNF signalling
  • BDNF
  • Humans

The paper

Hung-Ting Chen, Kai-Hua Chen, Chiou-Feng Lin, Yu-Chun Chung

Ming Chuan University; Taipei Medical University

PeerJ, 6 Aug 2026

doi.org/10.7717/peerj.21595PubMed 42572691

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