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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. I hope not... I'm getting tired of diabetes news. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Will people stop saying that diabetes is caused by consuming too much sugar?

    As a developer and student, I consume eight liters of Mountain Dew a day and I have no diabetes problems.

  2. Re:Smoking? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Smoking what? Pole?

  3. Re:Hmm by Jartan · · Score: -1, Troll

    The strongest known modifiable risk factors for dementia are poor midlife health (obesity, vascular disease, blood pressure, diabetes etc), low education and low social activity.


    Honestly where do you people come up with this stuff? Low education and low SOCIAL activity? It's pretty clear from such a comment that you have no scientific backing to what you are saying. I hope to god you are not in a position where you give people actual medical advice. Giving false medical advice on slashdot is bad enough already.
  4. Here's a drug that might help... by F34nor · · Score: -1, Troll

    Its called the STOP EATING REFINED SUGARS drug you fat pasty corn surup drinking monkeys. Sugar is horribly bad for you. It makes you fatter than eating fat. We need to train our kids that if its sweet you should spit it out. I figure the combination of candy and Syrup of ipecac should do the trick.