Greater engagement in physical activity and lower vascular risk appeared to have protective effects on delaying the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, according to data presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference and published in JAMA Neurology.

“Because there are no disease-modifying drugs for Alzheimer’s disease, it is important to find potentially modifiable risk factors that may delay the progression of the disease,” Jennifer S. Rabin, PhD, from the department of psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, told Healio Psychiatry.