ArticleNeurology2019
Type 2 diabetes mellitus, brain atrophy, and cognitive decline.
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- Shared neuroimaging and molecular profiles in type 2 diabetes mellitus and major depressive disorder: an integrative analysis of genetic, transcriptomic, and neuroimaging data.Translational psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Metformin and Cognitive Performance in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: An Umbrella Review.Neuropsychopharmacology reports · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review of the impact of type 2 diabetes on brain cortical thickness.Frontiers in dementia · 2024Pooled it
- Altered White Matter Microstructures in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Coordinate-Based Meta-Analysis of Diffusion Tensor Imaging Studies.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2021Pooled it
- Legacy of a 10-Year Multidomain Lifestyle Intervention on the Cognitive Trajectories of Individuals with Overweight/Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders · 2021Trial
- Trajectory-Oriented Brain Vulnerability Framework for Cognitive Decline in Type 2 Diabetes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Discrete White Matter Lesions in Clusters and Harmony: Using Oblique Strategies to Study Brain Aging.Diabetes care · 2026Article
- A neuroimaging functional connectivity signature of emotional conflict monitoring predicting cognitive decline in type 2 diabetes.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- A Multimodal MRI Study of the White Matter Microstructural and Hemodynamic Underpinnings of Cognitive Decline in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Brain topography · 2026Article
- Epicenter mapping of cortical morphological dedifferentiation in type 2 diabetes mellitus using morphometric inverse divergence.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Article
- The Benefits of Estradiol on Cognitive Aging in Rats Are Independent From Its Effects on Cardiometabolic Health.Endocrinology · 2025Article
- Cognitive impairment and blood biomarkers of renal dysfunction in high-risk Nigerian population, with special attention to women and diabetes.BMC neurology · 2025Article
- Risk Factors, Pathological Changes, and Potential Treatment of Diabetes-Associated Cognitive Dysfunction.Journal of diabetes · 2025Review
- Association between sleep quality and mild cognitive impairment in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Machine learning reveals distinct neuroanatomical signatures of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases in cognitively unimpaired individuals.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Diabetes exerts a causal impact on the nervous system within the right hippocampus: substantiated by genetic data.Endocrine · 2025Article
- A study on appetite of overweight/obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus based on multimodal magnetic resonance imaging.Frontiers in neuroimaging · 2025Article
- A high triglyceride-glucose index correlates with cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Article
- Restoring Brain Pathways Involved in Diabetes-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders: The Potential of Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibitors as a Therapeutic Strategy.Current neuropharmacology · 2025Article
- A review of brain research on T2DM-related cognitive dysfunction.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2025Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo study longitudinal relationships between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), cortical thickness, and cognitive function in older people with normal cognition, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer disease (AD).
methodsThe sample was derived from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative cohort who underwent brain MRI and cognitive tests annually for 5 years. Presence of T2DM was based on fasting blood glucose ≥7.0mml/L or the use of glucose-lowering agents. We used latent growth curve modeling to explore longitudinal relationships between T2DM, cortical thickness, and cognitive function, adjusting for relevant covariates and testing for interactions.
resultsThere were 124 people with T2DM (mean age 75.5 years, SD 6.2) and 693 without T2DM (mean age 75.1 years, SD 6.9) with at least 1 MRI available. AD and lower cortical thickness at study entry was associated with a lower chance of having a MRI available at each follow-up phase (all
conclusionsIn an older cohort with low cerebrovascular disease burden, T2DM contributes to cognitive decline via neurodegeneration. Prior brain and cognitive reserve may protect against this effect.
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