title: Type 2 Diabetes, Cognition, and Dementia in Older Adults: Toward a Precision Health Approach.
abstract: IN BRIEFThere has been a concurrent dramatic rise in type 2 diabetes and dementia in the United States, and type 2 diabetes shares common genetic and environmental risk factors and underlying pathology with both vascular and Alzheimer's dementias. Given the ability to identify this at-risk population and a variety of potential targeted treatments, type 2 diabetes represents a promising focus for a precision health approach to reduce the impact of cognitive decline and dementia in older adults.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.
authors.forename: Brenna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cholerton
authors.affiliation: Sticht Center on Aging, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.
authors.forename: Laura D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Montine
authors.affiliation: Sticht Center on Aging, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Craft