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RESEARCH NEWS 2014-02-07 Research News Since diabetes and cardiovascular disease heighten the risk of cognitive decline, would treating the symptoms of these chronic diseases protect cognition? It’s a logical assumption, but the answer is no, according to a study in the February
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