Older age at onset of Type 1 diabetes associated with lower brain connectivity
Sunday, March 16, 2014 - 17:57
in Psychology & Sociology
Children and adolescents older than age 8 at the onset of type 1 diabetes had weaker brain connectivity when tested later in life relative to those who had earlier ages of diagnosis, researchers have discovered. The findings were made by analyzing the brain scans of 44 middle-age adults diagnosed with type 1 diabetes as children.