Alzheimer's may be third type of diabetes - UPI

Findings by U.S. researchers support the idea that Alzheimer's memory loss is linked to a novel, third type of diabetes.

The study, published in the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Journal, showed a toxic protein found in Alzheimer's patients -- amyloid-beta derived diffusible ligand, or ADDL -- removes insulin receptors from nerve cells making them insulin resistant and stopping brain insulin signaling crucial for memory....