Diabetes drug may treat Alzheimer’s
Future Alzheimer’s treatments may be in the works thanks to a new study determining that antidiabetes medication appears to protect the brain against Alzheimer’s....
read moreLearningRx reviews study on insulin resistance and cognitive decline...
A study published in the “Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease” found that both diabetic and nondiabetic participants who had insulin resistance experienced accelerated cognitive decline in memory and executive function....
read more“Diabetic foot” increases risk of cognitive impairment
According to new research from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, patients with diabetes who have foot complications may be at greater risk of cognitive impairment....
read moreType 2 diabetes linked to decreased cognitive performance
After reviewing 60 studies comparing 9,815 people with type 2 diabetes, researchers found that those with the disease performed more poorly on tests measuring cognitive abilities like executive function....
read moreDepression and diabetes predict dementia risk in people with MCI...
Among people with mild cognitive impairment, those with diabetes are 65% more likely to progress to dementia and those with depression and other psychiatric symptoms have more than twice the likelihood of developing it....
read moreWhen you develop diabetes and high BP affects brain later
New research from the Mayo Clinic shows that people who develop high blood pressure and diabetes in middle age (40 to 64) are more likely to have brain cell loss and other damage (including problems with thinking skills and...
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