A team of UNLV neuroscientists has strengthened the link between Type II diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease.
In a study published in the September issue of the journal Communications Biology, researchers show that chronic hyperglycemia impairs working memory performance and alters fundamental aspects of working memory networks.
“Diabetes is a major risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s disease, but it is not clear why,” says James Hyman, study author and associate professor of psychology at UNLV. “We show that a central feature of diabetes, hyperglycemia, impairs neural activity in ways that are similar to what is observed in…
