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Diabetes Drug Shows Promise In Treating Alzheimer's

Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2006

Treatment of high blood sugar may have a scientific connection to memory loss that could, one day, benefit millions of people with Alzheimer's Disease, which affects up to 4.5 million older Americans, bringing with it impaired thinking and memory.

Major Cognitive Decline of 19 Years Linked to High Fat, High Copper Diet

Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2006

A diet high in saturated and trans fats, coupled with a high intake of copper may be associated with a significantly accelerated rate of cognitive decline in older adults, a new study suggests.

Postprandial Glucose Fluctuations Impair Cognitive Functioning

Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2006

Awareness and better control of postprandial glucose can help to prevent declining cognitive function.

Cognitive Dysfunction Linked With Poor Diabetes Control in Elderly

Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2006

Elderly diabetics with poor glucose control have a high prevalence of undiagnosed cognitive dysfunction, depression and functional disabilities.

Poor Glycemic Control Increases Diabetics' Risk of Dementia

Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

Diabetic patients with HbA1c levels that are well out of control are driving down the road towards dementia.

Diabetes Treatment Benefits Dementia

Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

Diabetes and pre-diabetic conditions appear to increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease, but drugs that help regulate blood sugar may help patients with dementia as well, researchers report.

Study Suggests Alzheimer's is Another Form of Diabetes, Type 3

Posted: Thursday, December 08, 2005

Could Alzheimer's be a form of diabetes? That's the suggestion from a new study that finds insulin production in the brain declines as Alzheimer's disease advances

Brain Enzyme Links Diabetes to Alzheimer's

Posted: Wednesday, December 15, 2004

The risk of Alzheimer's disease is increased in people with diabetes, who are "resistant" to the effects of insulin and therefore develop high blood glucose levels.
New research suggests that a decreased level of an enzyme that breaks down insulin -- insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) -- in brain tissue is the missing link between the two disorders

Diabetes Linked to 65% Increased Risk of Alzheimer's

Posted: Wednesday, May 26, 2004

Findings from a new study indicate that patients with diabetes mellitus are 65 percent more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than are people without diabetes.

Study Links Diabetes and Alzheimer's

Posted: Tuesday, May 18, 2004

Diabetes might significantly increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's, a study of 824 nuns, priests and Roman Catholic brothers found, bolstering the evidence linking the two diseases. The researchers calculated that diabetics faced a 65 percent increased risk of developing the mind-robbing disease