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How does exercise help us in old age?

Dr Janet Lord, director of inflammation and ageing, explains how studies have shown that cycling regularly in your eighties can help people to have immune systems similar to people in their twenties. She tells Geoff Marsh about why cells called lymphocytes are so important for the immune system.

Image: An elderly man in Costa Rica Credit: Rafael Rojas

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