Obesity and cognitive decline: role of inflammation and vascular changes

Jason Nguyen1, Simon Killcross2, Trisha A. Jenkins1
1Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Health Innovations Research Institute, RMIT University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
2School of Psychology, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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