Alexis M. Stranahan, Georgia Regents University (IMAGE)

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

Alexis M. Stranahan, Georgia Regents University

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Cognitive decline that often accompanies obesity and diabetes can be reversed with regular exercise or surgical removal of belly fat, scientists report. A drug already used to treat rheumatoid arthritis also helps obese/diabetic adult mice regain their ability to learn and comprehend, while transplanting belly fat to a normal mouse reduces those abilities, said Dr. Alexis M. Stranahan (pictured), neuroscientist at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University.

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Phil Jones, Georgia Regents University

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