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Testing effects of paced breathing on plasma Aβ and brain perivascular spaces

2026-01-11 psychiatry and clinical psychology Title + abstract only
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Aging is the strongest known risk factor for Alzheimers disease (AD), and elevated plasma amyloid-{beta} (A{beta}) levels in healthy adults are associated with increased AD risk. Aging is also associated with autonomic imbalance, characterized by increased sympathetic and decreased parasympathetic activity. In our previous randomized clinical trial, we found that four weeks of daily slow-paced breathing designed to enhance parasympathetic activity reduced plasma A{beta}42 and A{beta}40 levels in...

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