A long-term brain imaging study in aging adults showed faster rates of atrophy in certain brain structures to be associated with the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI). While some ...

New findings based on more than 10,000 MRI scans have shed light on how structural brain changes are tied to memory decline ...

A massive international brain study has revealed that memory decline with age isn’t driven by a single brain region or gene, ...

BEER-SHEVA, Israel, November 4, 2024 – Age-related brain atrophy, the gradual loss of neurons and shrinkage of brain tissue, is a natural part of aging, which can lead to cognitive decline and other ...

An analysis of almost 50,000 brain scans has revealed five distinct patterns of brain atrophy associated with aging and neurodegenerative disease. The analysis has also linked the patterns to ...

They show up as bright white spots when you get a brain MRI: lesions called white matter hyperintensities, or WMH. And their presence suggests something may be wrong with your brain's white ...

The effect of obesity on brain health may depend not only on how much fat is in the body, but also on the areas of the body where fat is stored ...

New research is more closely linking obesity to dementia. Higher levels of leptin, a hormone that helps maintain normal body weight, is associated with better signal-transmitting brain white matter in ...