- Glucose metabolism is understood to be disrupted in aging brains, particularly in neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
- Researchers have identified an enzyme that regulates glucose metabolism in the brain and discovered that a cancer drug may help treat early-stage Alzheimer’s.
- Treatment with the cancer drug restored function in the hippocampus in an Alzheimer’s mouse model.
It has long been understood that glucose metabolism in the brain is disrupted by aging…
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