For decades, scientists have known that what harms the body often harms the brain. Conditions such as obesity, high blood pressure and insulin resistance strain the body's vascular and metabolic ...

Obesity may worsen Alzheimer’s disease through fat molecules that send harmful signals to the brain, but targeting those molecules could offer a new path for intervention.

A fat molecule linked to obesity may accelerate the progression of Alzheimer's disease and affect memory, according to a ...

Study reveals how sex-specific risks of obesity and heart health shape brain aging, offering new insights into preventing Alzheimer’s disease. Study: Cardiovascular risk and obesity impact loss of ...

Obesity is a complicated condition, caused by a combination of genetics, the food environment, behavior, and other factors. For millennia, getting enough food to survive and thrive was difficult. For ...

There are certain lifestyle habits that are clearly linked to weight gain, like not being active in your daily life and eating a diet filled with ultra-processed foods. But new research suggests that ...

Brain atrophy patterns are similar in individuals with obesity and those with Alzheimer's disease (AD), a new study shows. Comparisons of MRI scans for more than 1000 participants indicate ...

By 2030, the population in the United States aged 65 and older is expected to reach 71 million or about 20% of Americans. This growth is likely to increase the burden of age-related diseases, ...

Oklahoma researchers found the hormone FGF21 targets the same brain region as GLP-1 drugs, but works by boosting metabolic ...

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