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Background: Obesity has a strong association with the risk of developing cognitive impairment and dementia at a later age. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and its receptor appear to be important...
Background: Insulin resistance (IR) is a collective clinical entity that exacerbates metabolic syndrome (MetS).
As the gold-standard test to quantify IR involves intravenous insulin loading and repeated blood glucose monitoring, many...
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) involves multi-factorial conditions linked to an elevated risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. Pre-metabolic syndrome (pre-MetS) possesses two MetS components but does not meet...