New research investigates links between early-onset diabetes and future Alzheimer’s risk. The authors found that young adults with diabetes — both type 1 and type 2 — have blood markers associated with the development of Alzheimer’s disease, whereas young adults without diabetes did not. The findings were published May 6 in the journal Endocrines. The researchers note that due to the small sample size of the study, further investigation is needed. “We are about to enter into a different world of healthcare because of the obesity epidemic in young people,” Allison Shapiro, PhD, assistant professor of pediatrics and endocrinology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora, said in a news release. “Young people are catching up with adults. We are now seeing more aging-related diseases in young people. We are not saying these people have [Alzheimer’s disease] or have cognitive impairment,” she continues, “we are saying that this trajectory is concerning.” Is there a c...
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