Insulin Resistance May Be Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease

With the rise in Alzheimer's diease and diabetes, researchers have begun to study if there is a link between the two. If you suffer from Alzheimer's or any other debilitating condition that prevents you from working, you may qualify for Social Security disability benefits.

A study of these two diseases has revealed that an insulin resistance may be linked to Alzheimer's. The online issue of Neurology provides information on a study that took place in Japan.

Researchers at Kyushu University studied how insulin resistance may affect plaque deposits that are commonly found in the brains of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's.

With 135 patients participating, it was found that 16% of them had a definite diagnosis of Alzheimer's and 65% of them had plaque deposits on their brains. Of the patients with plaque deposits, 72% of them were insulin resistant and had higher levels of blood sugar.

Insulin is typically produced within a person's body and helps various systems to function properly. When something inhibits the production of insulin, the result is typically diabetes. Diabetics then take insulin shots to keep their bodies functioning normally.

Just last year at Northwestern University, researchers found that insulin worked as a defensive method against toxic proteins that were found on parts of the brain where memory is formed.

With this new discovery, researchers hope to find a way treat Alzheimer's by focusing on the need for insulin.

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