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University researchers find diabetes medication may slow memory decline in Alzheimer’s patients – Mirage News
U of T researchers Walter Swardfager and Che-Yuan (Joey) Wu found that the rate of memory decline was slower in people with Alzheimer’s disease who took…
A new study from researchers at the University of Toronto and the Sunnybrook Research Institute has shown that a common diabetes medication may have the potential to slow memory loss in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
The research team found that the rate of memory decline was slower in people with Alzheimer’s disease who took a specific class of anti-diabetic drug, known as a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) inhibitor.
The findings were presented recently at the Alzheimer’s Association Intern…
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