Alzheimer’s

Vanessa M. Justino, Dr. of Pharmacy Candidate University of Florida had an opportunity to spend some time at the Advanced Diabetes Treatment Center in Tampa where they use a therapy called MATS to help reverse the effects of diabetes. She was fascinated by what she learned and has prepared a …

Diabetic individuals have a significantly higher risk of up to 65% of developing Alzheimer’s disease but the molecular connection between the two remains unexplained. Now, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies identified the probable molecular basis for the diabetes – Alzheimer’s interaction.

The recent report that having a pot belly in your 40s roughly triples your risk of dementia in later life is just the tip of an ominous adipose iceberg.

Researchers speculate that insulin problems could damage blood vessels in the brain. Men who develop diabetes in middle age may be at greater risk of Alzheimer’s disease, a Swedish study finds.

The class of glitazone diabetes drugs offer no benefits as monotherapy compared with older, less expensive drugs, according to the authors of an analysis of data from recent clinical trials.

Scientists have discovered a new technique for turning embryonic stem cells into insulin-producing pancreatic tissue in what could prove a significant breakthrough in the quest to find new treatments for diabetes.

Insulin administered intranasally, acutely decreases food intake in men but not women and in contrast, the compound improves memory function in women but not men according to a new study.

People with type 2 diabetes who are already showing signs of some kidney damage may be able to significantly lower their risk of death by treating multiple risk factors at once.

U.S. researchers say they’ve identified a new pathway that increases a dangerous inflammation of blood vessels in people with diabetes.

Dr. Sheri Colberg’s new book came out this month. 50 Secrets of the Longest Living People with Diabetes. is just what the title says. This week she lets us know about Gladys Dull, a Walla Walla, Washington resident who has been using insulin since 1924. Although the Cleveland brothers’ (Bob …