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A simple standard MRI brain scan could predict which people with mental illnesses will gain weight after their initial diagnosis, thereby increasing their risk of physical diseases, and which ones will not. Visualisation and performance of the BMI predictor. Credit: Nature Mental Health (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s44220-025-00522-3 "This would allow us to start targeted prevention against the weight gain frequently observed in this patient group," explained Professor Nikolaos Kouts

Brain scans of children ages 9–10 with a type of eating disorder that causes uncontrollable overeating showed differences in gray matter...