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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. Re:I hope not... I'm getting tired of diabetes new by devoss · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    i wish i could mod this comment higher than 5 funny... best /. comment of the week.
    /applaud

  2. Re:Another kdawson - Sky-COULD-BE-falling story by KDAWSON+sucks · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The world COULD end tomorrow, you say? No shit. You COULD get a brain by then, but that is extremely unlikely to be true. COULD BE, you say? No shit.
    Fire KDAWSON.
  3. Re:I hope not... I'm getting tired of diabetes new by bluesangria · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Another problem nowadays is that we have so much light pollution, so we look up in the sky and can hardly see any stars. The milky way is completely gone. I heard you used to be able to see it like a long silver belt that stretches across the sky. I've never seen it with bare eyes in my life. What used to sparkle imagination and humility is like yesterday's fairytale.

    Completely off topic, but just find a nice place like a camping ground or natural park where they don't have natural light sources immediately around you. The pitch blackness of night should allow you to see the Milky Way easily on a clear night. I saw the Milky Way once and I was quite awestruck. If you have not done so already, I highly recommend it.

    blue