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Diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, stroke, and cancer are comorbidities in East Asian people with AD. [ 2 ] [ 28 ] In a review of AD patients in Taiwan , the co-prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, and stroke was reported to range from 30.2% to 60.7%, 15.1% to 24.2%, and 10.8 to 13.7% respectively. [ 28 ]
Type 3 diabetes is a proposed pathological linkage between Alzheimer's disease and certain features of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. [1] Specifically, the term refers to a set of common biochemical and metabolic features seen in the brain in Alzheimer's disease, and in other tissues in diabetes; [1] [2] it may thus be considered a "brain-specific type of diabetes."
The prevention of dementia involves reducing the number of risk factors for the development of dementia, and is a global health priority needing a global response. [1] [2] Initiatives include the establishment of the International Research Network on Dementia Prevention (IRNDP) [3] which aims to link researchers in this field globally, and the establishment of the Global Dementia Observatory ...
Researchers have found that people who take a type of type 2 diabetes drugs SGLT2 inhibitors have a significantly lower risk of dementia, overall, and of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's, in ...
A recent study has shown that people who take SGLT-2 inhibitors for type 2 diabetes management have a 35% lower diabetes risk, overall. A diabetes drug may help prevent dementia, new research ...
Mindanao (/ ˌ m ɪ n d ə ˈ n aʊ / ⓘ MIN-də-NOW) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of the same name that also includes its adjacent islands, notably the Sulu Archipelago.
How do A1c levels affect dementia risk? And can a healthy lifestyle offset accelerated brain aging caused by diabetes? Two recent studies offer insights.
In general, people with mental illness are discriminated against more in developing countries in Asia compared to Western countries. [49] Unlike somatic symptoms, psychological symptoms are seen as socially disadvantageous, affecting their work and marriage. [49] Those with mental disorders are seen as dangerous and aggressive. [49]