Insulin Is A Possible New Treatment For Alzheimer's

Researchers report that insulin may slow or prevent the damage and memory loss caused by toxic proteins (called ADDLs) in Alzheimer's disease. Scientists treated hippocampal cells with insulin and an insulin-sensitizing drug. They discovered that damage to neurons exposed to ADDLs was blocked by insulin, which kept ADDLs from attaching to the cells. The findings provide additional evidence that Alzheimer's could be due to a novel third form of diabetes.

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