New research suggests that insulin may be effective in treating Alzheimer’s disease.
Paresh Dandona, MD, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor and chief of
endocrinology in the
Department of Medicine, first discovered about 17 years ago that Alzheimer’s inflammation is resistant to insulin, and now researchers in the U.K. are testing the concept on rats. “This is about the only ray of hope right now in this moment,” he said. “We need to demonstrate that insulin conclusively and in multi-center trails will improve cognitive function.”