Exercise may help people with dementia

Exercise may improve people with dementia’s cognitive function and ability to carry out everyday tasks, according to systematic review published recently in The Cochrane Library. The study updates a Cochrane review carried out in 2008, when only four trials on the effects of exercise in older people with dementia were available.In the latest study, data from eight trials involving 329 people showed that exercise could improve cognitive functioning. Data from six studies involving 289 people showed that exercise could improve the ability of older people with dementia to carry out daily activities, such as walking short distances or getting up