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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Drugs used to tackle Type 2 diabetes may also reverse Alzheimer’s disease and restore memories, a new study suggests.
*Liraglutide and lixisenatide work by increasing insulin production, reducing the amount of sugar in the blood and by helping food pass more slowly through the stomach.
Now scientists at Ulster and Lancaster universities have discovered that they may also reverse the devastating effects of Alzheimer’s disease.
A study in mice showed that daily injections of the drugs for 10 weeks brought down levels of amyloid plaque in their brains and improved their memories and ability to recognise objects.
The authors claim that the drug could offer a ‘potential new treatment’ for Alzheimer’s disease.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/...diabetes-drugs-could-bring-back-memories.html
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*Liraglutide and lixisenatide work by increasing insulin production, reducing the amount of sugar in the blood and by helping food pass more slowly through the stomach.
Now scientists at Ulster and Lancaster universities have discovered that they may also reverse the devastating effects of Alzheimer’s disease.
A study in mice showed that daily injections of the drugs for 10 weeks brought down levels of amyloid plaque in their brains and improved their memories and ability to recognise objects.
The authors claim that the drug could offer a ‘potential new treatment’ for Alzheimer’s disease.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/...diabetes-drugs-could-bring-back-memories.html
*Victoza