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Can developing type 2 diabetes before age 50 raise dementia risk?

November 26, 2024

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Scientists have linked an earlier diabetes diagnosis to increased dementia risk. Halfpoint/Getty Images

Previous research shows that more adults are developing type 2 diabetes before the age of 45, and type 2 diabetes is a known risk factor for dementia.
Researchers have found that adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes before the age of 50 have a higher chance of developing dementia than those who receive a type 2 diabetes diagnosis later in life.
Scientists also found that participants with…

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