Prenuvo touts studies linking lifestyle and brain volume changes

Independent imaging firm Prenuvo is highlighting research that shows a link between patient lifestyle and brain volume changes on MRI.

The research was conducted by Prenuvo research collaborators from Saint John's Health Center and the Pacific Neuroscience Institute, both in Santa Monica, CA.

The investigators presented three abstracts at the 2023 American Academy of Neurology conference in Boston that demonstrated the following:

• Deep learning derived visceral fat measurements can predict midlife brain atrophy.
• Moderate to vigorous physical activity predicts brain volume.
• Smoking history and higher pack years are associated with brain atrophy.

Prenuvo offers MRI exams for cancer screening for about $2,500, it said.