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Monday, August 09, 2010

Diabetes Associated with Brain Problems in Obese Teens

Obese teenagers who haveType 2 diabetes show subtle abnormalities in their brains when they undergo Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRIs). They also perform more poorly on tests that measure intellectual functioning, memory and spelling, according to a new study from New York University Langone Medical Center.

"Subtle changes in the white matter of the brain in adolescence may be a result of abnormal physiology that accompanies Type II Diabetes," said Dr. Antonio Convit, lead author of the study.

This study appears in the journal Diabetologia.

Labels: health, brain_activity, diabetes

Posted By: Jane St. Clair

Comments:

Kensington on 8/23/2010
It's amazing how destructive diabetes can be to a person, and in many more ways than we previously realized.