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Researchers plan to find a measurable indicator of dementia in people with diabetes, which will aid in developing early treatments for dementia. (Simon Park | Daily Trojan file photo)
November 17, 2022, Daily Trojan, by NATHAN ELIAS
Grant funds diabetes and dementia research
A group of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine received a $3.7 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to investigate the link between Type 2 diabetes and a higher risk of developing dementia in 200 Hispanic adults between the ages 50 and 65.
The study will focus on Hispanic adults, a group that not only has been historically understudied in the medical field, but also has a higher incidence of diabetes due to multiple causes, including environmental factors such as stress and air pollution.
Hussein Yassine, MD, will oversee cohort design, recruitment, diabetes assessments, Alzheimer’s disease biomarker assessments and cognitive testing in collaboration with the USC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. (Photo Courtesy of USC)
October 26, 2022, Keck SCHOOL NEWS
USC launches large-scale study of dementia and diabetes in adults with Hispanic ancestry.
People who have type 2 diabetes face an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, but the cause of that risk is poorly understood. For example, how much of that risk is related to problems with blood vessels? Are high levels of blood glucose or insulin related to brain changes or damage over time?
A team of researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC has launched an ambitious study to answer these and other questions about the link between type 2 diabetes and dementia.