Alzheimer’s

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….

Individuals taking metformin and who have a vitamin B12 deficiency are associated with an impaired cognitive performance…. 

Jonathan Afiat and Leslie Kutner PharmD Candidates University of Florida College of Pharmacy