A new online calculator scores patients' risk for ischemic stroke based on symptoms of metabolic syndrome, even in patients without diabetes.

Obese people who took lipoic acid supplements lost body weight, body fat, and oxidative stress. Lipoic acid is anti-inflammatory and stimulates mitochondrial function and glucose metabolism.

The drug CMS121 successfully reversed memory loss in mice with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and reduced levels of lipid peroxidation, which is found in high levels in AD brains.

In a study of 17,000 adults, low cerebral blood flow (perfusion) is more commonly found in individuals with a higher BMI, which is a risk factor for developing Alzheimer's disease.