The body keeps quiet secrets, and one of them may be shaping the very way the mind remembers, forgets, and ages.

New research from Purdue University suggests that excess fat in brain's immune cells may play a critical role in Alzheimer's ...

It was long thought that fat in the brain played no role in neurodegenerative diseases, but Purdue University researchers are ...

LOS ANGELES -- You may be what you eat, but new research finds your diet and lifestyle may affect how you think. A new study confirms a link between body fat and brain volume. And who this affects the ...

Higher levels of visceral fat were correlated with more amyloid plaque in the brains of cognitively normal individuals, according to a study that hints as to why individuals with obesity are more ...

'Middle-aged' spread or having a beer belly could indicate you're more likely to get Alzheimer's within 20 years, a study suggests. American researchers found people with more visceral fat, the fat ...