Parameters of glucose metabolism and the aging brain: a magnetization transfer imaging study of brain macro- and micro-structure in older adults without diabetes

Given the concurrent, escalating epidemic of diabetes mellitus and neurodegenerative diseases, two age-related disorders, we aimed to understand the relation between parameters of glucose metabolism and indices of pathology in the aging brain. From the Leiden Longevity Study, 132 participants (mean...

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Main Authors: Akintola, Abimbola A., van den Berg, Annette, Altmann-Schneider, Irmhild, Jansen, Steffy W., van Buchem, Mark A., Slagboom, P. Eline, Westendorp, Rudi G., van Heemst, Diana, van der Grond, Jeroen
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer International Publishing 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4503707/