People with more muscle and less visceral fat tend to have brains that appear biologically younger, according to advanced MRI-AI analysis.

Inflammation from belly fat may be linked to the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease decades before symptoms begin, new research has found. “We’ve known for a while that as the belly size gets larger, ...

While we've known for some time that obesity affects the brain, scientists have found that, more importantly, it's where you carry it that matters. And it's the deep visceral fat around organs that ...

Medical experts have observed that "smart people possess smart brains" in new research. A new study finds that a few simple body traits can keep our brains young. The new study presented at the ...

Researchers have found that a specific body profile—higher muscle mass combined with a lower visceral fat to muscle ratio—tracks with a younger brain age, according to a study being presented next ...

For decades, scientists believed Alzheimer’s was driven mainly by sticky protein plaques and tangles in the brain. Now Purdue researchers have revealed a hidden culprit: fat. They found that brain ...

As the size of a person’s belly grows, the memory center of their brain shrinks and beta amyloid and tau may appear — all of this occurring as early as a person’s 40s and 50s, well before any ...

The brain is one of the most energy-hungry organs in the body, constantly working to keep us thinking, sensing, and moving. For years, scientists believed they understood exactly how it stays powered.

Color-coded brain figure shows an example of segmented regional volumes obtained from the 3D T1 volumetric MRI scans used for the artificial intelligence computations of brain age. CHICAGO – ...

Share on Pinterest Scientists have found a link between muscle mass, visceral fat, and brain aging. Rob and Julia Campbell/Stocksy Past studies show one of the most potentially harmful areas to ...