http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: health aging - Recent Topics en Mon, 18 May 2026 03:03:18 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18640#post-276976 Thu, 08 Mar 2018 17:53:10 +0000 fimm 276976@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>"<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-43308729">scientists ... followed 125 long-distance cyclists, some now in their 80s, and found they had the immune systems of 20-year-olds</a>."</p> <p>Prof Janet Lord, ... co-author of the research, said: "The immune system declines by about 2-3% a year from our 20s, which is why older people are more susceptible to infections, conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and, potentially, cancer.</p> <p>"Because the cyclists have the immune system of a 20-year-old rather than a 70- or 80-year-old, it means they have added protection against all these issues."</p> <p>They found that the endurance cyclists were producing the same level of T-cells as adults in their 20s, whereas a group of inactive older adults were producing very few."</em> </p>