Some researchers have revealed a connection between diabetes and Alzheimer's evil, providing additional evidence that this disease that steals people their memories could be promoted by excess blood sugar.
Although many previous studies have indicated diabetes as a possible taxpayer to the development of Alzheimer's evil, the new study (in mice) shows that high blood glucose levels can quickly increase the levels of beta-amyloid, an essential component ofThe harmful plates that are formed in the brain of patients with Alzheimer's disease.
It is believed that the accumulation of these plates is an early activation factor of the complex series of changes that Alzheimer's evil causes in the brain.
It was discovered by the team of the researcher Shannon Macauley, of the Washington University School of Medicine in San Luis de Misuri, United States, suggests that diabetes, or other disorders that make it difficult to control blood sugar levels, canHave in the brain function harmful effects so far not taken into account, and worsen neurological conditions such as Alzheimer's evil.
The link between the two mentioned ailments discovered by Macauley and his colleagues could open a path to the development of new medical treatments.