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

Jackson K, Barisone G, Diaz E, Jin L, Decarli C, Despa F

The association between glucose intolerances, diabetes, or insulin resistance and Alzheimer’s disease or dementia was analyzed…. 

Patients taking metformin were 20 percent less likely to develop dementia….

Low blood sugar episodes can increase the incidence of developing dementia, while dementia may increase the risk of having low blood sugar, creating a vicious cycle….

Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes have been linked to cognitive problems like Alzheimer’s disease and dementia….

A drug that was initially used to treat insulin resistance in diabetes patients has shown promise as a way to improve cognitive function in Alzheimer’s sufferers….

More than one-quarter of all adults over age 65 have diabetes but there is little research on how to treat the disease in older adults….