Neuroscience

Research shows fatty liver disease endangers brain health

In a study examining the link between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and brain dysfunction, scientists at the Roger Williams Institute of Hepatology, affiliated to King's College London and the University of Lausanne, ...

Neuroscience

Why does the Alzheimer's brain become insulin-resistant?

As the population ages, the number of people with neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, increases. Approximately 75,000 Canadians are diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease each year and experience a decline ...

Cardiology

Strategies to break the heart disease and diabetes link

Heart disease remains a leading cause of death around the world. And diabetes is one of the risk factors for heart disease. Diabetes is a growing global health concern, with more than 422 million people living with this metabolic ...

Health

Potatoes can be part of a healthy diet

When we think of healthy vegetables, we don't think of potatoes, but we should. Potatoes have developed a reputation for causing weight gain and an increased risk for type 2 diabetes, and often find themselves on a list of ...

Diabetes

Exercise can help against insulin resistance in the brain

If the brain no longer responds correctly to the hormone insulin (insulin resistance), this also has a negative effect on the metabolism in the body and the regulation of eating behavior. A recent study shows that as little ...

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