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(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240918142424.htm) Higher levels of leptin indicate brain protection against late-life dementia
Sep 18th 2024, 14:24

A study more closely links obesity to dementia, finding that leptin, a hormone that helps maintain normal body weight, is associated with better signal-transmitting brain white matter in middle-aged adults.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240916153449.htm) Brain vasculature changes important for predicting cognitive impairment
Sep 16th 2024, 15:34

Researchers published a study showing that several measurements of the brain, including blood flow and the brain's ability to compensate for the lack of it, are better predictors of mild cognitive impairment than risk factors like hypertension and high cholesterol.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240916115539.htm) Improving eye tracking to assess brain disorders
Sep 16th 2024, 11:55

Using piezoelectricity, an engineering team developed wearable sensors to examine eye movement to assess brain disorders or damage to the brain.

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