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Alzheimer's Could Be a Third Form of Diabetes

Posted by kdawson on from the i-forget-why dept.

Atzanteol writes "Insulin, it turns out, may be as important for the mind as it is for the body. Research in the last few years has raised the possibility that Alzheimer's memory loss could be due to a novel third form of diabetes. Scientists at Northwestern University have discovered why brain insulin signaling — crucial for memory formation — would stop working in Alzheimer's disease."

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  1. The Bleeding edge of Alzheimer's research by stox · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Currently, there are a number of trials of therapies that target amyloid ß proteins. Some are on the verge of phase III testing approval by the FDA. We may soon be looking at the end of Alzheimer's as a life destroying disease.

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  2. Not to be a nitpicker... by gbobeck · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Technically, wouldn't Alzheimer's be the Fourth type of Diabetes.

    Type 1, Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (alias "Juvenile Diabetes")

    Type 2, Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (alias "adult-onset diabetes")

    (Type 3) Gestational Diabetes

    (Type 4, implied by TFA) Alzheimer's

    As a side note, this comment was posted by a Type 1 diabetic.

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