Publications

Gerhards, S.K.; Luppa, M.; Zülke, A.; Sander, C.; Schomerus, G.; Buechner, R.; Wirkner, K.; Reusche, M.; Zeynalova, S.; Lehmann, J. et al.; Baber, R.; Obrig, H.; Herzig, S.; Thöne-Otto, A.; Witte, A. V.; Villringer, A.; Fricke, C.; Then Bergh, F.; Saur, D.; Schroeter, M. L.; Löffler, M.; Engel, C.; Riedel-Heller, S.G.: Depressive and anxiety symptoms in individuals with Long-COVID: Does social network matter? – Results of a German Long-COVID study. Journal of Affective Disorders 401, 121272 (2026)

Pachter, D.; Klein, H.; Kamer, O.; Goldberg Toren, D. T.; Alufer, L.; Ebstein Karamani, N.; Atlas, T.; Yaary, A.; Hagbi, I.; Chassidim, Y. et al.; Shelef, I.; Salti, M.; Beyer, F.; Witte, A. V.; Rudich, A.; Yoel, U.; Ben-Arie, G.; Yaskolka Meir, A.; Kaplan, A.; Tsaban, G.; Zelicha, H.; Bartal, C.; Qi, L.; Blüher, M.; Stumvoll, M.; Ceglarek, U.; Isermann, B.; Wang, D. D.; Stampfer, M. J.; Hu, F. B.; Avidan, G.; Shai, I.: Sustained visceral fat loss is associated with attenuated brain atrophy and improved cognitive function in late midlife. Nature Communications (2026)

Zülke, A. E.; Luppa, M.; Lammer, L.; Röhr, S.; Baber, R.; Biemann, R.; Wirkner, K.; Zeynalova, S.; Yahiaoui-Doktor, M.; Zachariae, S. et al.; Engel, C.; Hinz, A.; Glaesmer, H.; Schroeter, M. L.; Löffler, M.; Villringer, A.; Witte, A. V.; Beyer, F.; Riedel-Heller, S. G.: The impact of socioeconomic status and lifestyle on cognitive aging and brain health: Results from the LIFE-Adult-Study. Alzheimer's Research & Therapy (2026)

Lee, Y. T.; Akan, A.; Önel, D.; Medawar, E.; Jensen, D.; Villringer, A.; Witte, A. V.: Impacts of lifestyle and microbiota‐targeted interventions for overweight and obesity on the human gut microbiome: A systematic review. Obesity Reviews 27 (3), e70037 (2026)

Zülke, A. E.; Beyer, F.; Luppa, M.; Mildner, T.; Frese, T.; Gensichen, J.; Kaduszkiewicz, H.; Czock, D.; König, H.-H.; Wiese, B. et al.; Hoffmann, W.; Thyrian, J. R.; Villringer, A.; Riedel-Heller, S. G.; Witte, A. V.: Evaluating MRI correlates of lifestyle-based dementia risk reduction: Results from the AgeWell.de imaging study. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 110 (1), pp. 258 - 270 (2026)

Breitfeld, J.; Horn, K.; Velluva, A.; Beyer, F.; Pott, J.; Baber, R.; Stumvoll, M.; Le Duc, D.; Witte, A. V.; Giontella, A. et al.; Melander, O.; Kovacs, P.; Scholz, M.; Tönjes, A.: Genetic dissection of serum pro-neurotensin suggests potential causal impact on brain structure. EBioMedicine 124, 106105 (2026)

Ayyildiz, N.; Mueller, K.; Hardikar, S.; Beyer, F.; Enzenbach, C.; Baber, R.; Wirkner, K.; Zachariae, S.; Girbardt, J.; Hassett, J. D. et al.; Anwander, A.; Elze, T.; Wang, M.; Witte, A. V.; Rauscher, F. G.; Villringer, A.: Retinal nerve fibre layer thickness reflects characteristics of brain grey and white matter. Imaging Neuroscience (2026)

Schroeter, M. L.; Girbardt, J.; Luck, T.; Rodriguez, F. S.; Plant, G. T.; Wicklein, B.; Wirkner, K.; Engel, C.; Kynast, J.; Girbardt, C. et al.; Wang, M.; Polyakova, M.; Hinz, A.; Witte, A. V.; Kirsten, T.; Loeffler, M.; Villringer, A.; Riedel-Heller, S. G.; Elze, T.; Rauscher, F. G.: Retinal nerve fibre layer thickness is associated with attention and predicts risk states of dementia. Brain Communications 7 (6), fcaf464 (2025)

Lammer, L.; Beyer, F.; Riedel-Heller, S.; Sacher, J.; Glaesmer, H.; Villringer, A.; Witte, A. V.: Generalized additive mixed models to discern data-driven theoretically informed strategies for public brain, cognitive and mental health. European Journal of Epidemiology 40 (11), pp. 1323 - 1343 (2025)

Jawinski, P.; Forstbach, H.; Kirsten, H.; Beyer, F.; Villringer, A.; Witte, A. V.; Scholz, M.; Ripke, S.; Markett, S.: Genome-wide analysis of brain age identifies 59 associated loci and unveils relationships with mental and physical health. Nature Aging 5 (10), pp. 2086 - 2103 (2025)

Pachter, D.; Meir, A. Y.; Kaplan, A.; Tsaban, G.; Zelicha, H.; Rinott, E.; Levakov, G.; Finkelstein, O.; Shelef, I.; Salti, M. et al.; Beyer, F.; Witte, A. V.; Klöting, N.; Isermann, B.; Ceglarek, U.; Raviv, T. R.; Blüher, M.; Stumvoll, M.; Wang, D. D.; Hu, F. B.; Stampfer, M. J.; Avidan, G.; Shai, I.: Serum galectin-9 and decorin in relation to brain aging and the green-mediterranean diet: A secondary analysis of the DIRECT PLUS randomized trial. Clinical Nutrition 53, pp. 99 - 108 (2025)

Vartanian, M.; Jahanitabesh, A.; Christensen, J. F.; Staub, H.; Jensen, D.; Villringer, A.; Witte, A. V.: Neural responses to visual food cues according to weight and hunger state: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 177, 106301 (2025)

Witte, A. V.; Sacher, J.: Unraveling neural underpinnings of eating disorders in the female brain: Insights from high-field magnetic resonance imaging. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 121 (5), pp. 943 - 944 (2025)

Beyer, F.; Tsuchida, A.; Soumaré, A.; Rajula, H. S. R.; Mishra, A.; Crivello, F.; Proust‐Lima, C.; Loeffler, M.; Tzourio, C.; Amouyel, P. et al.; Villringer, A.; Scholz, M.; Jacqmin‐Gadda, H.; Joliot, M.; Witte, A. V.; Dufouil, C.; Debette, S.: White matter hyperintensity spatial patterns: Risk factors and clinical correlates. Alzheimer's and Dementia 21 (4), e70053 (2025)

Hofmann, S.; Goltermann, O.; Scherf, N.; Müller, K.-R.; Löffler, M.; Villringer, A.; Gaebler, M.; Witte, A. V.; Beyer, F.: The utility of explainable AI for MRI analysis: Relating model predictions to neuroimaging features of the aging brain. Imaging Neuroscience 3, imag_a_00497 (2025)

Vartanian, M.; Endres, K. J.; Lee, Y. T.; Friedrich, S.; Meemken, M.-T.; Schamarek, I.; Rohde-Zimmermann, K.; Schürfeld, R.; Eisenberg, L.; Hilbert, A. et al.; Beyer, F.; Stumvoll, M.; Sacher, J.; Villringer, A.; Christensen, J. F.; Witte, A. V.: Investigating the impact of microbiome-changing interventions on food decision-making: MIFOOD study protocol. BMC Nutrition 11 (1), 8 (2025)

Beyer, F.; Kleine, L.; Zülke, A.; Luppa, M.; Mildner, T.; Gensichen, J.; Frese, T.; Czock, D.; Wiese, B.; König, H.-H. et al.; Kaduszkiewicz, H.; Hoffmann, W.; Thyrian, J. R.; Villringer, A.; Riedel-Heller, S.; Witte, A. V.: Exploring the effect of multi-modal intervention against cognitive decline on atrophy and small vessel disease imaging markers in the AgeWell.de imaging study. NeuroImage: Clinical 46, 103796 (2025)

Patel, Y.; Shin, J.; Sliz, E.; Tang, A.; Mishra, A.; Xia, R.; Hofer, E.; Rajula, H. S. R.; Wang, R.; Beyer, F. et al.; Horn, K.; Riedl, M.; Yu, J.; Völzke, H.; Bülow, R.; Völker, U.; Frenzel, S.; Wittfeld, K.; Van der Auwera, S.; Mosley, T. H.; Bouteloup, V.; Lambert, J.-C.; Chêne, G.; Dufouil, C.; Tzourio, C.; Mangin, J.-F.; Gottesman, R. F.; Fornage, M.; Schmidt, R.; Yang, Q.; Witte, A. V.; Scholz, M.; Loeffler, M.; Roshchupkin, G. V.; Ikram, M. A.; Grabe, H. J.; Seshadri, S.; Debette, S.; Paus, T.; Pausova, Z.: Genetic risk factors underlying white matter hyperintensities and cortical atrophy. Nature Communications 15 (1), 9517 (2024)

Jung, F.; Zülke, A.; Wirkner, K.; Reusche, M.; Engel, C.; Sander, C.; Witte, A. V.; Zeynalova, S.; Loeffler, M.; Villringer, A. et al.; Saur, D.; Schomerus, G.; Luppa, M.; Riedel-Heller, S. G.: Gesundheitskompetenz, Anlaufstellen, ungedeckte subjektive Bedarfe und Behandlungszufriedenheit von Long-COVID-Betroffenen mit langanhaltender neuropsychiatrischer Symptomatik. Psychiatrische Praxis 51 (8), pp. 418 - 425 (2024)

Pachter, D.; Kaplan, A.; Tsaban, G.; Zelicha, H.; Meir, A. Y.; Rinott, E.; Levakov, G.; Salti, M.; Yovell, Y.; Huhn, S. et al.; Beyer, F.; Witte, A. V.; Kovacs, P.; von Bergen, M.; Ceglarek, U.; Blüher, M.; Stumvoll, M.; Hu, F. B.; Stampfer, M. J.; Friedman, A.; Shelef, I.; Avidan, G.; Shai, I.: Glycemic control contributes to the neuroprotective effects of mediterranean and green-mediterranean diets on brain age: The DIRECT PLUS brain-MRI randomized controlled trial. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 120 (5), pp. 1029 - 1036 (2024)