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Alzheimer’s disease: Is there a diabetes connection?

October 31, 2012 | Author:AAAS member -- Aria Nouri, MD
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A few years ago, I recall one of my internal medicine teachers talking about an emerging theory that a form of diabetes may be the culprit behind Alzheimer's disease. I had not given much thought to the topic since, but recently stumbled upon an article in the New York Times, called “Is Alzheimer’s Type 3 Diabetes?”, which has resurrected my interest.