neurodegeneration

Rhode Island Hospital study finds link between obesity, type 2 d...

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Wed, 09/03/2008 - 23:00

(Lifespan) New research from Rhode Island Hospital found that obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus can contribute to mild neurodegeneration with features common with Alzheimer's disease -- the first study to show that obesity can cause neurodegeneration.