Specific body fat distribution patterns were associated with brain structural differences, cognitive decline, and increased ...

Where fat hides in the body is emerging as a powerful predictor of how quickly the brain ages. New imaging research links specific, often invisible fat deposits to smaller brain volumes and early ...

Excess weight in mid-life is a known risk factor for kidney cancer, but new research indicates that weight patterns throughout life may also affect an individual’s likelihood of developing this ...

Dec. 15 (UPI) --Certain patterns of weight gain and loss -- and corresponding changes in body mass index, or BMI -- may help predict a person's risk of developing dementia, a new study suggests. The ...

The concept of a biological stress score, also known as allostatic load, reflects how chronic lifestyle pressures affect the ...