New links found between diabetes blood markers and Alzheimer’s disease pathology

New links found between diabetes blood markers and Alzheimer’s disease pathology
New links found between diabetes blood markers and Alzheimer’s disease pathology. Credit: UEF / Raija Törrönen

A new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease provides insight into the association of blood markers of diabetes with brain beta-amyloid accumulation among older people at risk of dementia. The results suggest a link between Alzheimer’s pathology, lower levels of insulin and lower insulin resistance.

The deposition of beta-amyloid plaques in the brain is known to be one of the key elements of Alzheimer’s and can begin years or even decades before the disease progresses to the stage. Amyloid accumulation in the brain…

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