Neurology: MR links midlife vascular risk factors and brain aging
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MRI exams of midlife adults revealed that hypertension, diabetes, smoking and obesity were linked with accelerated vascular brain injury and global and hippocampal atrophy, according to a study published online Aug. 2 in Neurology. The study found the risk factors were associated with a decline in executive function a decade later.
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