For many people, losing weight is only half the battle. Keeping the weight off often becomes the real challenge. Even with disciplined eating and regular workouts, the body tends to push back, making ...

A hormone that can reverse obesity in mice is offering new clues about how the brain controls body weight. Researchers at the ...

A large brain imaging trial suggests that regular weight training may slow how quickly the brain appears to age in older adults, even when its physical structure does not visibly change. The findings ...

But scientists still don’t know much about how metabolic inflammation and insulin resistance connect to “brain age,” an MRI-based estimate of overall brain health. Only a few studies have tested ...

Millions of Americans have shed pounds with help from drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound. But people who take these drugs often experience unpleasant side effects. "They lose weight, which is a positive ...

Most people think of weight loss as a math problem: calories in versus calories out. In reality, your body sees it as a survival threat. When calorie intake falls or body fat decreases, biological ...

Scanning more than 4,000 people, neuroscientists have identified the moments when our brains fundamentally change ...