Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes are associated with accelerated brain aging, according to a new study. The good news is that this may be counteracted by a healthy lifestyle.
Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes are associated with accelerated brain ageing, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in the journalType 2 diabetes is a known risk factor for dementia, but it is unclear how diabetes and its early stages, known as prediabetes, affect brain ageing in people without dementia. Now, a comprehensive brain imaging study shows that both diabetes and prediabetes can be linked to accelerated brain ageing.
"Having an older-appearing brain for one's chronological age can indicate deviation from the normal ageing process and may constitute an early warning sign for dementia," says the study's lead author Abigail Dove, a PhD student at the Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet."On the positive side, it seems that people with diabetes may be able to influence their brain health through healthy living.
The study was mainly funded by the Swedish Alzheimer's Foundation, the Dementia Research Fund, the Swedish Research Council and Forte . There are no reported conflicts of interest.
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