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Diabetes Drug Shown To Reverse Memory Loss In Mice With Alzheimer’s
The drug could eventually be used to treat humans with dementia
Researchers from Lancaster University in the United Kingdom have found that a type 2 diabetes drug significantly reverses memory loss in mice with Alzheimer’s disease. Though the benefits have only been seen in mice so far, researchers believe that the … Continue reading
A Decrease in Life Expectancy Could Impact Pensions
With more Americans dying young, retirement benefits could change
Despite many medical advances in recent decades, American’s life expectancy is on the decline. Two studies by the National Center for Health Statistics found that more Americans are dying at younger ages (under the age of 65) than in the … Continue reading
A New Study Links Fried Potatoes and Early Death
Researchers look for connections between fried foods and mortality
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has some bad news about French fries. A recent study by the National Research Council in Padova, Italy, found a possible link between fried potatoes and early death. According to the study, people who eat fried … Continue reading
Diabetes the No. 3 Cause of Death in US, Study Finds
Oftentimes diabetes is not listed as the underlying cause of death
Diabetes is now the third-leading cause of death in the United States, according to a new study from the University of Pennsylvania. The disease and its complications lead to roughly 12 percent of deaths in the nation, the study finds. This … Continue reading
Is Alzheimer’s Disease Type 3 Diabetes?
Scientists have found a strong connection between insulin resistance, Type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists have long known that there is a strong correlation between diabetes and dementia, particularly Alzheimer’s disease. People living with diabetes have an incidence of Alzheimer’s that is roughly twice that of the general population, and they tend to show … Continue reading
