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Lower BMI, weight loss in later life linked with Alzheimer’s

The study, conducted by Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), observed that older people who were considered cognitively normal and had a lower body mass index (BMI) had more widespread deposits of the beta-amyloid protein in the brain. Beta-amyloid is a protein that is the primary component of plaques characteristic of […]