Rise in Weight Linked to Cognitive Decline in Older Adults

Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 19:00 in Psychology & Sociology

New research links obesity in older adults to shrinkage of the brain's memory-forming hippocampus—an indicator of cognitive decline.

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