{"id":16632,"date":"2025-03-19T17:17:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/?p=16632"},"modified":"2025-07-21T09:28:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T12:28:12","slug":"brainn-na-midia-estudo-musculacao-protege-o-cerebro-de-idosos-contra-demencia-e-destaque-na-imprensa-nacional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/en\/brainn-na-midia-estudo-musculacao-protege-o-cerebro-de-idosos-contra-demencia-e-destaque-na-imprensa-nacional\/","title":{"rendered":"BRAINN in the Media: Study \u201cWeight Training Protects the Brains of the Elderly Against Dementia\u201d Highlights in the National Press"},"content":{"rendered":"<em>A BRAINN study on the correlation between weight training and brain health benefits in older adults has been featured by various media outlets in recent days. Check it out.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Click the images below to view the full articles.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>CNN BRASIL<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnnbrasil.com.br\/saude\/musculacao-protege-o-cerebro-de-idosos-contra-demencia-sugere-estudo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16637 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-cnn.jpg\" alt=\"BRAINN - Estudo musculacao e saude cerebro idosos - divulgacao - cnn\" width=\"820\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-cnn.jpg 820w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-cnn-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-cnn-768x251.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-cnn-515x168.jpg 515w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-cnn-82x27.jpg 82w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-cnn-100x33.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-cnn-156x51.jpg 156w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Weight training protects the brains of the elderly against dementia, suggests study <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Work conducted at Unicamp involved 44 people with mild cognitive impairment; volunteers who underwent strength training showed improvements in memory and brain anatomy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>O GLOBO<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/oglobo.globo.com\/saude\/noticia\/2025\/03\/14\/demencia-musculacao-protege-o-cerebro-de-idosos-diz-estudo.ghtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16639 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-o-globo.jpg\" alt=\"BRAINN - Estudo musculacao e saude cerebro idosos - divulgacao - o globo\" width=\"1114\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-o-globo.jpg 1114w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-o-globo-300x102.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-o-globo-1024x348.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-o-globo-768x261.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-o-globo-515x175.jpg 515w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-o-globo-82x28.jpg 82w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-o-globo-100x34.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-o-globo-156x53.jpg 156w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1114px) 100vw, 1114px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dementia: weight training protects the brains of the elderly, study says <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A Unicamp study found that volunteers who practiced strength training experienced gains in memory and brain structure.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>RECORD NEWS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/noticias.r7.com\/record-news\/news-das-19h\/video\/musculacao-ajuda-idosos-no-combate-a-demencia-e-ao-alzheimer-entenda-16032025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16640 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-record-news.jpg\" alt=\"BRAINN - Estudo musculacao e saude cerebro idosos - divulgacao - record news\" width=\"820\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-record-news.jpg 820w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-record-news-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-record-news-768x306.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-record-news-502x200.jpg 502w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-record-news-82x33.jpg 82w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-record-news-100x40.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-record-news-156x62.jpg 156w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Weight training helps seniors fight dementia and Alzheimer\u2019s; here\u2019s how <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Unicamp research shows that physical activity helps protect the brain against these diseases.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>SBT NEWS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sbtnews.sbt.com.br\/noticia\/Sa\u00fade\/musculacao-pode-ser-aliada-na-prevencao-da-demencia-em-idosos-diz-estudo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16641 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-sbt-news.jpg\" alt=\"BRAINN - Estudo musculacao e saude cerebro idosos - divulgacao - sbt news\" width=\"820\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-sbt-news.jpg 820w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-sbt-news-300x110.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-sbt-news-768x281.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-sbt-news-515x188.jpg 515w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-sbt-news-82x30.jpg 82w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-sbt-news-100x37.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-sbt-news-156x57.jpg 156w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Weight training could help prevent dementia in older adults, study says <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Working out at least twice a week aids memory and brain anatomy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>CBN CAMPINAS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/portalcbncampinas.com.br\/2025\/03\/pesquisa-aponta-que-musculacao-protege-o-cerebro-de-idosos-contra-demencia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16636 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-cbn-campinas.jpg\" alt=\"BRAINN - Estudo musculacao e saude cerebro idosos - divulgacao - cbn campinas\" width=\"820\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-cbn-campinas.jpg 820w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-cbn-campinas-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-cbn-campinas-768x322.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-cbn-campinas-477x200.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-cbn-campinas-82x34.jpg 82w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-cbn-campinas-100x42.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-cbn-campinas-156x65.jpg 156w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Unicamp research shows weight training may prevent dementia in seniors <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A study at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp), published in GeroScience\u2014the international journal of aging biology\u2014demonstrated in practice that weight training helps combat dementia in older adults.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>MSN<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/pt-br\/saude\/other\/muscula\u00e7\u00e3o-pode-ser-a-chave-para-retardar-a-dem\u00eancia-em-idosos-revela-estudo-da-unicamp\/ss-AA1ALKPt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16638 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-msn.jpg\" alt=\"BRAINN - Estudo musculacao e saude cerebro idosos - divulgacao - msn\" width=\"820\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-msn.jpg 820w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-msn-300x94.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-msn-768x242.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-msn-515x162.jpg 515w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-msn-82x26.jpg 82w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-msn-100x31.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BRAINN-Estudo-musculacao-e-saude-cerebro-idosos-divulgacao-msn-156x49.jpg 156w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Weight training could be the key to delaying dementia in seniors, Unicamp study reveals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Unicamp research indicates that weight training may slow dementia in the elderly, offering an accessible and effective alternative for Alzheimer\u2019s prevention.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Also read this:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"D2qGThh9ii\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/fapesp-musculacao-protege-o-cerebro-de-idosos-contra-demencia-sugere-estudo\/\">FAPESP: <\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;FAPESP: &#8221; &#8212; CEPID BRAINN\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/fapesp-musculacao-protege-o-cerebro-de-idosos-contra-demencia-sugere-estudo\/embed\/#?secret=D2qGThh9ii\" data-secret=\"D2qGThh9ii\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sorry, this entry is only available in Brazilian Portuguese.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":16646,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pgc_meta":""},"categories":[549],"tags":[387,1007,851,1006,1003,1004,873,1005],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16632"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16632"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16632\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16812,"href":"https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16632\/revisions\/16812"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brainn.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}