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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Yarchoan M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4066335 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Diabetes 20140615 7
A growing body of clinical and epidemiological research suggests that two of the most common diseases of aging, type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and Alzheimer disease (AD), are linked. The nature of the association is not known, but this observation has led to the notion that drugs developed for the treatment of T2DM may be beneficial in modifying the pathophysiology of AD and maintaining cognitive function. Recent advances in the understanding of the biology of T2DM have resulted in a growing number of t ...[more]