People suffering from type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular
disease (CVD) are at an increased risk of cognitive decline, according to a new
study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
Lead author Christina E. Hugenschmidt, Ph.D., an instructor of
gerontology and geriatric medicine at Wake Forest Baptist, said the results
from the Diabetes Heart Study-Mind (DHS-Mind) suggest that CVD is playing a
role in cognition problems before it is clinically apparent in patients. The
research appears online ahead of print in the Journal of Diabetes and Its
Complications.