Reversible damage found in marathon runners’ brains: Study

Reversible damage found in marathon runners’ brains: study

A group of researchers studied how marathon running impacts the brain by conducting MRIs on 10 runners within two days of a run. There is an impact, but it is "temporary and "reversible."

Reversible damage found in marathon runners’ brains: Study

A 26.2-mile run can do some damage to the brain, a study shows, but the impact is temporary and reversible.

Reversible damage found in marathon runners' brains: study

(NewsNation) — A 26.2-mile run can do some damage to the brain, according to a recent study, but the impact is temporary and reversible. Related video above: Distance runner Fiona O'Keefe breaks records en route to Paris A group of researchers studied how marathon running impacts the brain by conducting MRIs on 10 runners within two days of a run. In a study published in the Nature Metabolism Journal on March 24, scientists observed eight men an…

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