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SUBMITTER: Ryan JP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4049175 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ryan John P JP Fine David F DF Rosano Caterina C Rosano Caterina C
Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology 20140105 1
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and Alzheimer disease (AD) are major public health burdens associated with aging. As the age of the population rapidly increases, a sheer increase in the incidence of these diseases is expected. Research has identified T2D as a risk factor for cognitive impairment and potentially AD, but the neurobiological pathways that are affected are only beginning to be understood. The rapid advances in neuroimaging in the past decade have added significant understanding to ho ...[more]