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 ...

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 ...

Hidden fat wrapped around the organs in your abdomen is emerging as one of the most important, and overlooked, predictors of how quickly your brain ages. Instead of sitting harmlessly under the skin, ...

"The participants with more muscle tended to have younger-looking brains, while those with more hidden belly fat relative to their muscle had older-looking brains," Dr. Raji said. "The fat just under ...

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 ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — It was long thought that fat in the brain played no role in neurodegenerative diseases, but Purdue University researchers are challenging that assumption. The research findings, ...