We are proud to share a newly published paper co-authored by an AI-AGE researcher within the Horizon 2020 RECOGNISED consortium in DIABETOLOGIA. This research resulted from collaboration of leading European experts in diabetes, diabetic retinopathy and cognitive impairment. The study shows that retinal neurodysfunction is linked to mild cognitive impairment in people with type 2 diabetes, reinforcing the concept of the retina as a window into brain health.
Beyond its scientific findings, the project marks an important step in strengthening international research infrastructure. Our team helped implement rigorous Good Clinical Practice standards and harmonised imaging and cognitive assessment protocols across multiple European centres — groundwork essential for future large, high-quality datasets suitable for AI-driven discovery of early, non-invasive biomarkers of aging and multimorbidity. This collaboration advances the AI-AGE mission to expand cross-border research capacity and supports ethically robust, standardised big-data research in aging and diabetes. Link to paper: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-025-06664-4
