What your brain score says about your body
Health What your brain score says about your body Mass General Brigham Communications June 10, 2025 4 min read Simple tool can be used to identify risk factors for cancer and heart disease too, says new study A “scorecard” designed to assess a person’s risk of developing brain-related conditions works similarly for heart disease and the three most common types of cancer, according to a new Mass General Brigham study published in Family Practice. The McCance Brain Care Score, developed at Mass General Brigham, is a list designed to assess modifiable risk factors that influence brain health. The scorecard also serves as a practical framework to help individuals identify meaningful, achievable lifestyle changes that support brain — and possibly systemic — health. Previous studies showed that a higher score, indicating better brain care, associates with a lower risk of stroke, dementia, and late-life depression. “While the McCance Brain Care Score was originally developed to address modifiable risk factors for brain diseases, we have...