Insulin as a bridge between type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer disease – How anti-diabetics could be a solution for dementia
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and Alzheimer disease (AD) are two major health issues nowadays. T2D is an ever increasing epidemic, affecting millions of elderly people worldwide, with major repercussions in the patients’ daily life. This is mostly due to its chronic complications that may affect brain and c...
Main Authors: | Inês eSebastião, Emanuel eCandeias, Maria S Santos, Catarina R. Oliveira, Paula I Moreira, Ana I Duarte |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-07-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Endocrinology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2014.00110/full |
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