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Medical Oddities: When Body Fat Gets to Your Head

From colds to cognition, these studies show how everyday science—viruses, fat, bones, herbs, even AI— meets fine the print.

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  • Teraya Smith

  • January 28, 2026

  • 5 min

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Top Institutions in Infectious Disease

Brief introduction explaining scope and methodology.

  • #1

    University of Oxford
    University of Oxford

    Oxford, England

    Key Differentiators

    • Neuroimaging
    • Metabolic Research
    • Neurology

  • #2

    Harvard Medical School / Massachusetts General Hospital
    Harvard Medical School / Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, MA

    Key Differentiators

    • Neuroimaging
    • Endocrinology
    • Neurology

  • #3

    Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, MD

    Key Differentiators

    • Neurology
    • Radiology
    • Metabolic Research

  • #4

    University College London (UCL)
    University College London (UCL)

    London, England

    Key Differentiators

    • Neuroimaging
    • Metabolic Medicine
    • Neurology

  • #5

    Stanford University
    Stanford University

    Stanford, CA

    Key Differentiators

    • Neurology
    • Radiology
    • Metabolic Research

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Medical Oddities: When Body Fat Gets to Your Head

  • by Teraya Smith

  • January 28, 2026

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