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2 textured green ball-shaped neurons have a purple center and encased in veiny green lines.
In response to biochemical and physical cues from exercise, motor neurons (in purple) exhibit faster new growth (in green) than neurons that aren’t exposed to exercise.

Spotlight: Nov 13, 2024

Exercise does a body good, strengthening muscles and bolstering bones, blood vessels, and the immune system. Now, engineers have found that exercise can also have a significant biochemical effect on the growth of individual neurons.

Nov 13, 2024

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