As I reviewed this article, I thought hey, I resemble this! Do you have an easy screen to detect Alzheimer's disease?
Insulin resistance is associated lower brain glucose metabolism and poorer memory in late-middle-aged adults at risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD), a new study indicates.
"While we have known for several years that people with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk for developing AD, the exact mechanisms underlying increased risk are still elusive," Barbara B. Bendlin, PhD, from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center in Madison, told Medscape Medical News.
"Our findings suggest that insulin resistance, a central feature of diabetes, could increase risk for AD by altering the way the brain uses glucose, the primary fuel for the brain."
The study was published online July 27 in JAMA Neurology.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/848902