UT Health San Antonio Finds Higher Levels of Leptin Indicate Brain Protection Against Late-Life Dementia
September 19, 2024
September 19, 2024
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release:
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 middle-aged adults, according to a study by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio).
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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 middle-aged adults, according to a study by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio).
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