People who maintain a physically active lifestyle enjoy the benefits of a stronger immune system into older age.  University of Colorado-Boulder (USA) researchers found that there is an age-related decline in the antibody responese to signals that elicit the immune response.  Physical activity helps to maintain a more optimal T cell-mediated response, and is especially important in those in their 50s, 60s, and beyond, because older people tend to be immunocompromised.

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