Recent Articles

• Beyond the Scale: How Multiomics and Biological BMI Can Help Achieve Optimal Health

   Posted on May 2, 2023

  ISB researchers have constructed a biological BMI that provides a more accurate representation of metabolic health and is more varied, informative and actionable than the long-used classical BMI. ISB Senior Research Scientist Dr. Noa Rappaport discussed biological BMI in a Research Roundtable presentation. 

• Building a Better BMI

   Posted on March 20, 2023

  ISB researchers have constructed biological body mass index (BMI) measures that offer a more accurate representation of metabolic health and are more varied, informative and actionable than the traditional, long-used BMI equation. The work was published in the journal Nature Medicine. 

• COCOA Trial Results Show Diet, Exercise Help Some with Dementia

   Posted on October 28, 2022

  The recently completed, ISB-led Coaching for Cognition in Alzheimer’s (COCOA) trial shows that diet and exercise can help people suffering from dementia. Senior Research Scientist Dr. Jared Roach discussed the findings in a Research Roundtable presentation.