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This article examines some new research into Alzheimer's disease, including an intriguing study into the effects of a diabetes drug, Avandia, on Alzheimer's.

 
Avandia makes cells more sensitive to insulin, which is how it works for Type II diabetes; since diabetes is one of the risk factors for Alzheimer's, doctors think that changes in the way the brain uses sugar might be involved in the cause of this condition, and that Avandia might help treat Alzheimer's in certain cases.

Latest Issue Of Alzheimer's & Dementia Explores New Ideas For ...

Medical News Today - 4/23/2006 1:15 PM

Though publishing only its fourth issue, Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association continues to feature valuable new data, and stimulate thought and discussion with provocative perspectives on key issues, such as alternative theories for the cause of Alzheimer's.
 
Included in the journal's April 2006 issue are: Screening - A call for consideration of dementia risk factors in individuals at age 50, with routine yearly screening after age 75.
 
Cause - A new theory for the cause of Alzheimer's based on research with a well-known diabetes drug.
 
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