Neurology

People whose blood sugar is on the high end of the normal range may be at greater risk of brain shrinkage that occurs with aging and diseases such as dementia….

Neuropathy can be found developing eventually in approximately 50% of all diabetes patients. What about in prediabetes?… 

Minimally invasive approach might have applications for weight-loss procedures, cancer care in humans….

In a group of healthy older women, retinopathy was associated with worsening cognitive function over 10 years and with larger ischemic lesion volumes on brain imaging….

The high cost of diagnosing peripheral neuropathy could be greatly reduced if doctors ordered the right tests.…

Decaf coffee was found to improve glucose energy metabolism in the brain in mouse studies.…

Tight glucose control won’t mitigate the cognitive effects of type 2 diabetes, an ACCORD subanalysis found.…

Dementia risk may rise when glucose gets out of control, particularly after meals, according to a longitudinal study.…

According to a new study, people with diabetes appear to be at a significantly increased risk of developing dementia and the study also found that risk of developing dementia significantly increased for those with pre-diabetes.…

Treating high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and other vascular risk factors may help lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in people who already show signs of declining thinking skills or memory problems….