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Press releases: Diana Kerwin

Reuters (in Chicago Tribune, Orlando Sentinel) July 14, 2010
More weight may equal less brainpower, study finds

…For every extra point gained on a scale of obesity, scores in reasoning, memory and other mental skills fell, Dr. Diana Kerwin of NORTHWESTERN University in Chicago and colleagues found…
 
HealthDay News (in Bloomberg Businessweek)  July 14, 2010
Excess Weight in Older Women Linked to Diminished Memory

…"This study really underscores the importance of maintaining an ideal body weight," said lead researcher Dr. Diana Kerwin, assistant professor of medicine in the division of geriatrics at NORTHWESTERN University's Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago…
 
WebMD  July 14, 2010
Excess Weight on Hips Linked to Memory Problems

…Diana R. Kerwin, MD, an assistant professor of medicine and a physician at NORTHWESTERN Medicine at NORTHWESTERN University, examined data from the Women's Health Initiative hormone trials involving 8,745 cognitively normal, postmenopausal women ages 65 to 79…
 
CBS Evening News July 14. Reference to research by Diana Kerwin, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, on obesity and memory in women.
 
WLS-TV, WFLD-TV, WBBM-TV (local Chicago stations) July 14.
Reference to research by Diana Kerwin, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, on obesity and memory in women.

 
Scientific American  July 14, 2010
Extra weight around the hips associated with greater cognitive decline in older women

…"Obesity and a higher body mass index are not good for your cognition and your memory," lead study author Diana Kerwin, an assistant professor of medicine at NORTHWESTERN University, said in a prepared statement. "The added weight definitely had a detrimental effect." On average, with each up-tick in BMI, a woman's cognitive test score decreased by nearly a full point as well—even after adjusting for vascular disease risks and other demographic factors…
 
Time Magazine  July 15, 2010
Study: Older, Overweight Women Have Worse Memory

…Studies have linked overweight to a host of health problems, including heart disease, diabetes, hypertension and stroke, but research led by Dr. Diana Kerwin at NORTHWESTERN University now shows that extra weight may also contribute to lower cognitive performance…
 
CNN  July 15, 2010
Study: Body shape affects memory in older women

…The more an older woman weighs, the worse her memory, according to research released this week from NORTHWESTERN Medicine at NORTHWESTERN University in Evanston, Illinois…
 
Chicago Sun-Times  July 15, 2010
Obesity may hurt female memory

…"What [the study] tells you is if you maintain your ideal body weight, it's not only good for your general well-being, but it's also good for your brain health as you get older," said the study's lead author, Dr. Diana Kerwin, an assistant professor of medicine at NORTHWESTERN University. The study was published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society…
 
Daily Mail (UK)  July 15, 2010
Pear shaped? Then you could be prone to memory problems

…The study of nearly 9,000 women aged from 65 to 79 was carried out by researchers at NORTHWESTERN University, Chicago. It is the first to show a connection between obesity and mental skills among healthy older women…
 
U.S. News & World Report (from Science News)  July 15, 2010
Body Shape May Affect Mental Acuity 

…In fact, the opposite appears true, Diana Kerwin of Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago and her colleagues report online July 14  in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society…
 
UPI  July 16, 2010
More a woman weighs, the worse her memory

…Researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago say the more an older woman weighs, the worse her memory…
 
Boston Globe  July 19, 2010
Obesity linked to worse memory in older women

…Dr. Diana Kerwin of NORTHWESTERN University led a team that analyzed records of more than 8,000 participants in the Women’s Health Initiative. The women, who were 65 to 79 years old, answered questions about their health and lifestyles, had their blood pressure, height, weight, and waist and hip circumference measured, and took a test used to screen for dementia…
 
Washington Post  July 21, 2010
Weight gain hurts memory, research says

…Diana Kerwin of NORTHWESTERN University and colleagues studied 8,745 normal post-menopausal women ages 65 to 79 who participated in the Women's Health Initiative, a massive federal study examining a host of health issues…