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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

Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...