New research further supports the benefits of exercise for mental health, after finding aerobic physical activity could help treat the symptoms of schizophrenia.
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Researchers say aerobic physical activity could benefit the cognitive functioning of people with schizophrenia.

The researchers - including Joseph Firth of the Institute of Brain, Behavior and Mental Health at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom - publish their findings in the journal Schizophrenia Bulletin.

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder estimated to affect around 1.1 percent of American adults.

Symptoms of the disorder include hallucinations, delusions, abnormal thought processes, and agitated body movements.

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