Website review: ScienceDaily: Alzheimers Disease Co...
darkfire79 discovered this in Medical Science
•6 reviews since Sep 26, 2007
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darkfire79 discovered 9 months ago- Science Daily always has the most interesting articles. But perhaps thats because Im so into Science.. I think my roommate is a high candidate for alzheimers and diabetes.
- CastorQuinn rated 9 months ago
- I'm always nervous of stories from this site, as they don't actually research them, they just print what they find elsewhere - in this case they let you know that this story is based off a press release by a pharmaceutical company which is trying to market the resulting patented drugs.
However it's still an interesting idea. ADDLs have been around for a while, but I've not heard of them being linked to Alzheimer's before. I'd be interested to know how this theory accounts for the build-up of calcification - it's unknown whether the calcified areas of an Alzheimer's brain causes the condition or is a symptom of it, but in neither case would ADDLs be involved so far as I can see.
Critically analyse this source of information, and ignore the fatuous claim that this is related to diabetes, and you'll find this might be worth investigating. - I'm always nervous of stories from this site, as they don't actually research them, they just print what they find elsewhere - in this case they let you know that this story is based off a press release by a pharmaceutical company which is trying to market the resulting patented drugs.
- teknosexual rated 9 months ago
- Alzheimer's Disease Could Be A Third Form Of Diabetes
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.
Well, I'd hardly call any form of diabetes "novel." - Alzheimer's Disease Could Be A Third Form Of Diabetes
- Inertial-Mass rated 9 months ago
- From the page: Now scientists at Northwestern University have discovered why brain insulin signaling -- crucial for memory formation -- would stop working in Alzheimer's disease. They have shown that a toxic protein found in the brains of individuals with Alzheimer's removes insulin receptors from nerve cells, rendering those neurons insulin resistant. (The protein, known to attack memory-forming synapses, is called an ADDL for "amyloid ß-derived diffusible ligand.") With other research showing that levels of brain insulin and its related receptors are lower in individuals with Alzheimer's disease, the Northwestern study sheds light on the emerging idea of Alzheimer's being a "type 3" diabetes.
- stumgeek rated 9 months ago
- Fascinating article from Science Daily on recent research from Northwestern University - ties insulin to Alzheimer's disease.
- tiptopmanager rated 9 months ago
- From the page: "In the brain, insulin and insulin receptors are vital to learning and memory. When insulin binds to a receptor at a synapse, it turns on a mechanism necessary for nerve cells to survive and memories to form. That Alzheimer's disease may in part be caused by insulin resistance in the brain has scientists asking how that process gets initiated." A great article. A must read for anyone dealing with alzheimers or diabetes in your family.
