Alzheimer’s

Older veterans with T2DM and dementia may need to decrease intensity of diabetes medications… One study predicts that the prevalence of diabetes among adults aged ≥65 years is projected to increase dramatically by 2050. Other studies have observed that dementia affects up to 16% of diabetic patients aged ≥65 years …

But the association with between hypertension, diabetes, and dementia is not clear…. Previous studies have found a correlation between individuals with hypertension and diabetes, and the subsequent development of dementia. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to analyze the effect of diabetes and hypertension on cognitive scores conducted on …

Structured intervention led by Community Health Workers shows success…. Noticeable discrepancies exist among Latinos American in socioeconomic status, health insurance coverage, and use and quality of healthcare services. Obesity and physical inactivity which is associated with poor diabetes control are more prevalent among this population. A recent study has been …

Rudy Bilous, MD, FRCP Richard Donnelly, MD, PHD, FRCP, FRACP Particular groups of patients with diabetes are at risk of different psychological problems (Table 25.1). Many chil­dren show remarkable resilience to the diagnosis of diabetes, but about one-third have some temporary psychological distress, mostly ‘adjustment disorders’ such as difficulty in sleeping, depression, …

Participants performed significantly worse on the working memory tasks…. Type 2 diabetes can be associated with cognitive impairment and the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. No studies have yet shown how type 2 diabetes affects working memory task and is related to brain function. The study used participants from the Beijing …

Can pioglitazone reduce more than blood glucose levels?… 

New research indicates that people with type 2 diabetes may lose more brain volume than expected as they age…. 

Reducing the intake of advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs), especially in older patients, may help to slow down diabetes and Alzheimer’s epidemics….

The link between high blood glucose, blood vessel damage, and Alzheimer’s…. 

Researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Toxicology Unit at the University of Leicester, who last year identified a major pathway leading to brain cell death in mice, have used an orally-administered compound to block the pathway, and prevented neurodegeneration in the mice….