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Insulin resistance, brain atrophy, and cognitive performance in late middle-aged adults.
Diabetes care - 1 Feb 2013
Willette Auriel A, Xu Guofan, Johnson Sterling C, Birdsill Alex C, Jonaitis Erin M, Sager Mark A, Hermann Bruce P, La Rue Asenath, Asthana Sanjay, Bendlin Barbara B
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OBJECTIVE: Insulin resistance dysregulates glucose uptake and other functions in brain areas affected by Alzheimer disease. Insulin resistance may play a role in Alzheimer disease etiopathogenesis. This longitudinal study examined whether insulin resistance among late middle-aged, cognitively healthy individuals was associated with 1) less gray matter in Alzheimer disease-sensitive brain regions and 2) worse...
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