Type 2 Diabetes, Cognition, and Dementia in Older Adults: Toward a Precision Health Approach
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IN BRIEF There has been a concurrent dramatic rise in type 2 diabetes and dementia in the United States, and type 2 diabetes shares common genetic and environmental risk factors and underlying pathology with both vascular and Alzheimer's dementias. Given the ability to identify this at-risk population and a variety of potential targeted treatments, type 2 diabetes represents a promising focus for a precision health approach to reduce the impact of cognitive decline and dementia in older adults.
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 29 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016