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Could outdoor swimming help slow dementia?

Could cold water swimming protect the brain from degenerative diseases like dementia? Researchers in the UK studied a group of winter swimmers and found they had higher levels of a 'cold shock' protein. Doctor Ann Robinson explains how the protein has been shown to slow the onset of dementia in mice.

(Image: Man swimming outdoors, Credit: Getty Images.)

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