[HTML][HTML] Obesity as a risk factor for dementia and Alzheimer's disease: the role of leptin

JA Flores-Cordero, A Pérez-Pérez… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Obesity is a growing worldwide health problem, affecting many people due to excessive
saturated fat consumption, lack of exercise, or a sedentary lifestyle. Leptin is an adipokine …

Diagnosis of brain diseases in fusion of neuroimaging modalities using deep learning: A review

A Shoeibi, M Khodatars, M Jafari, N Ghassemi… - Information …, 2023 - Elsevier
Brain diseases, including tumors and mental and neurological disorders, seriously threaten
the health and well-being of millions of people worldwide. Structural and functional …

The complex relationship between obesity and neurodegenerative diseases: an updated review

A Neto, A Fernandes, A Barateiro - Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Obesity is a global epidemic, affecting roughly 30% of the world's population and predicted
to rise. This disease results from genetic, behavioral, societal, and environmental factors …

Structural brain changes associated with overweight and obesity

E Gómez-Apo, A Mondragón-Maya… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity is a global health problem with a broad set of comorbidities, such as malnutrition,
metabolic syndrome, diabetes, systemic hypertension, heart failure, and kidney failure. This …

Obesity-induced neuroinflammation: beyond the hypothalamus

O Guillemot-Legris, GG Muccioli - Trends in neurosciences, 2017 - cell.com
Obesity is now a worldwide health issue. Far from being limited to weight gain, obesity is
generally associated with low-grade inflammation and with a cluster of disorders collectively …

Neurological consequences of obesity

PD O'Brien, LM Hinder, BC Callaghan… - The Lancet …, 2017 - thelancet.com
The high prevalence of obesity is associated with an enormous medical, social, and
economic burden. The metabolic dysfunction, dyslipidaemia, and inflammation caused by …

The epidemiology of obesity: a big picture

A Hruby, FB Hu - Pharmacoeconomics, 2015 - Springer
The epidemic of overweight and obesity presents a major challenge to chronic disease
prevention and health across the life course around the world. Fueled by economic growth …

Diabetic microvascular disease: an endocrine society scientific statement

EJ Barrett, Z Liu, M Khamaisi, GL King… - The Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes adversely affect the microvasculature in multiple organs.
Our understanding of the genesis of this injury and of potential interventions to prevent, limit …

Brain insulin resistance at the crossroads of metabolic and cognitive disorders in humans

S Kullmann, M Heni, M Hallschmid… - Physiological …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Ever since the brain was identified as an insulin-sensitive organ, evidence has rapidly
accumulated that insulin action in the brain produces multiple behavioral and metabolic …

[HTML][HTML] 2014 Alzheimer's disease facts and figures

Alzheimer's Association - Alzheimer's & dementia, 2014 - Elsevier
This report discusses the public health impact of Alzheimer's disease (AD), including
incidence and prevalence, mortality rates, costs of care, and overall effect on caregivers and …