High Blood Sugar Boosts Dementia Risk, University of Washington Study

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Elderly people with high blood sugar - but not high enough to be diabetic - face a slightly greater risk of developing dementia, according to a new study of over 2,000 volunteers. The research, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, does not prove that high glucose levels directly cause dementia.

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