Insulin production has been discovered in the brain and linked to Alzheimer's disease , potentially changing how the illness is viewed and treated. While insulin resistance , a characteristic of diabetes , is linked with neurodegeneration, the new finding provides a strong connection between diabetes and Alzheimer's disease. "What we found is that insulin is not just produced in the pancreas, but also in the brain," says study senior author Suzanne de la Monte of Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University Medical School . "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." The research is reported in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease .
 production has been discovered in the brain and linked to , potentially changing how the illness is viewed and treated. While , a characteristic of , is linked with neurodegeneration, the new finding provides a strong connection between diabetes and Alzheimer's disease. "What we found is that insulin is not just produced in the pancreas, but also in the brain," says study senior author Suzanne de la Monte of and . "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." The research is reported in the .
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Journal of Alzheimer's Disease