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Some drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes could also help lower a person’s risk of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s. Image credit: martin-dm/Getty Images.
Getting diagnosed with type 2 diabetes before the age of 50 may increase one's risk of developing dementia by 1.9 times, a new study has found. ... develop more targeted prevention strategies ...
According to recent research, developing type 2 diabetes is linked to an increase in the risk of developing dementia of 50%. Because type 2 diabetes is on the rise in the United States and ...
Some studies have shown delayed progression to diabetes in predisposed patients through prophylactic use of metformin, [17] [5] rosiglitazone, [18] or valsartan. [19] Lifestyle interventions are, however, more effective than metformin alone at preventing diabetes regardless of weight loss, [20] though evidence suggests that lifestyle interventions and metformin together can be effective ...
Type 3 diabetes is a proposed pathological linkage between Alzheimer's disease and certain features of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. [1] Specifically, the term refers to a set of common biochemical and metabolic features seen in the brain in Alzheimer's disease, and in other tissues in diabetes; [1] [2] it may thus be considered a "brain-specific type of diabetes."
Healthy eating and regular exercise play a significant role in reducing an individual's risk for type 2 diabetes. A 2008 study concluded that about 23.6 million people in the United States had diabetes, including 5.7 million that had not been diagnosed. 90 to 95 percent of people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is the main cause of ...
A new study published on August 28 in the journal Diabetes Care reports that while people with type 2 diabetes and prediabetes may be at risk for accelerated brain aging, making healthy lifestyle ...
The prevention of dementia involves reducing the number of risk factors for the development of dementia, and is a global health priority needing a global response. [1] [2] Initiatives include the establishment of the International Research Network on Dementia Prevention (IRNDP) [3] which aims to link researchers in this field globally, and the establishment of the Global Dementia Observatory ...