Obesity

Childhood maltreatment moderates the influence of genetic load for obesity on reward related brain structure and function in major depression

Obesity is a clinically relevant and highly prevalent somatic comorbidity of major depression (MDD). Genetic predisposition and history of childhood trauma have both independently been demonstrated to act as risk factors for obesity and to be …

Elevated body-mass index is associated with reduced white matter integrity in two large independent cohorts

Obesity has been associated with a variety of neurobiological alterations. Recent neuroimaging research has pointed to the relevance of brain structural and functional alterations in the development of obesity. However, while the role of gray matter …