Geriatric Medicine

Higher incidence of dementia tied to central obesity in English women.

A recent population-based cohort study offers more insight into the link between glycemic status and the risk for PD.

Type 2 diabetes damages brain regions that govern memory, movement, and visual processing.

The use of statins in veterans 75 years or older was associated with an overall reduced risk of morbidity and mortality.

Insulin has changed the game in managing people with diabetes but has the potential to cause unwanted severe adverse effects in women 65 years of age and older.  

Multiple risk factors put patients with T2DM at a high risk of developing dementia. 

Cognitive decline is associated with many diseases and medications, but the exact mechanisms are not clearly understood.

Is brain health significantly lower in subjects that have been exposed to recent or lifetime severe hypoglycemia? 

Patients with type 2 diabetes and poor glycemic control are more likely to have a lower cognitive function, but what role could a Mediterranean diet have?

A recent study found important effects on dementia in African American patients with type 2 diabetes