Virginia Tech: Can Obesity Make the Brain Age Faster?
June 12, 2026
June 12, 2026
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, June 12 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Can obesity make the brain age faster?
New research examines whether obesity accelerates memory loss -- and whether the two conditions share the same molecular cause.
By Marya Barlow
Scientists have long known that being obese increases the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. What remains unclear is how that risk develops in the brain.
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Can obesity make the brain age faster?
New research examines whether obesity accelerates memory loss -- and whether the two conditions share the same molecular cause.
By Marya Barlow
Scientists have long known that being obese increases the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. What remains unclear is how that risk develops in the brain.
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