New research links diabetes to cognitive deterioration

Thursday, March 5, 2009 - 13:56 in Health & Medicine

Blindness, renal failure, stroke and heart disease are potential complications of type 2 diabetes, which currently afflicts more than 15 million Americans. Now research from Tel Aviv University has found more worrying news ― type 2 diabetes can be a risk factor accelerating cognitive decline and dementia.

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