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Medical News Today discusses new findings in the relationship between insulin mechanisms, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease: "What we found is that insulin is not just produced in the pancreas, but also in the brain. And we discovered that insulin and its growth factors, which are necessary for the survival of brain cells, contribute to the progression of Alzheimer's. This raises the possibility of a Type 3 diabetes. ... It has previously been known that insulin resistance, a characteristic of diabetes, is tied to neurodegeneration. While scientists have suspected a link between diabetes and Alzheimer's disease, this is the first study to provide evidence of that connection."

Link: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=20838