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Higher Brain Glucose Levels May Mean More Severe Alzheimer’s

NIH study shows connections between glucose metabolism, Alzheimer’s pathology, symptoms.

Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—November 9, 2017

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By:  Chip Rose

Glucose and Alzheimer's Disease
Scientists found potential connections between problems with how the brain processes glucose and Alzheimer’s disease pathology and symptoms. NIA

For the first time, scientists have found a connection between abnormalities in how the brain breaks down glucose and the severity of the signature amyloid plaques and tangles in the brain, as well as the onset of eventual…

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