Diabetes and brain tangles may be linked independently of Alzheimer's disease
Thursday, September 3, 2015 - 09:30
in Health & Medicine
Diabetes may be linked to the buildup of tangles or tau in the brain, separate from Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study. A new study looked at the relationship between type 2 diabetes, the loss of brain cells and their connections, the levels of beta amyloid (a sticky buildup of plaques) and tau or tangles of protein in the spinal fluid of the participants.