New Evidence Further Validates Ketone Body Therapy As An Effective Approach In Managing Alzheimer's Disease
Accera, Inc., a biotechnology company delivering breakthrough therapies in central nervous system diseases, announced data which showed that augmentation with ketone bodies significantly improved cognitive function in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. An early feature of AD is region specific declines in cerebral glucose metabolism. One strategy has been to supplement the brain's normal glucose supply with ketone bodies. The company's data was drawn from two clinical studies which examined the cognitive effects of induced ketosis... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Hepatitis C And Insulin Resistance - Surprising Findings
We have known for several years that Hepatitis C, a common cause of liver cirrhosis and cancer, also makes people three to four times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes. In studying the insulin resistance of 29 people with Hepatitis C, Australian researchers have confirmed that they have high insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes. However, almost all insulin resistance occurs in muscle, with little or none in the liver, a very surprising finding given that Hepatitis C is a liver disease... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)div id=medwormpbiMedWorm Message:/i/b Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm ba href=http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29t=Swine+Fluf=infectiousdiseasesr=Anyo=d target =_selfSwine Flu RSS news feed/a/b - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources./p/div