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Publication date: On Sunday May 24, 1440 – March 31, 2019 KSA 09:50 – GMT 06:50
Source: Dubai – Al Arabiya Channel
Who thought that diabetes medications could protect against the risk of mental illness? According to a study done at the University of Southern California.
The study found that patients with type 2 diabetes receiving treatment for this condition were less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
To reach this conclusion, researchers followed approximately 1,300 people over 55 years of age.
Researchers tested key indicators of the level of diabetes, vascular disease, brain scans and memory test performance, and found that patients not receiving diabetes treatment developed signs of diabetes. Alzheimer's 1.6 times faster than those with diabetes.
Those who received treatment were less likely to develop the disease.
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