Sentences with phrase «brain insulin»
"Brain insulin" refers to the hormone insulin, which is usually associated with blood sugar regulation, playing an important role in the functioning of the brain. It helps the brain cells communicate and regulate various processes, including memory, learning, and controlling appetite. Full definition
delaMonte: Therapeutic targets of brain insulin resistance in sporadic Alzheimer's disease.
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Interestingly, normalizing your body's insulin and leptin levels will typically help raise your production of brain insulin, which is a good thing.
Dr Tups says the team found that administering butein either directly into the brain or orally greatly improved glucose tolerance and brain insulin signalling in both types of obese mice.
The scientific community's newfound understanding of the relationship between blood sugar dysregulation and Alzheimer's disease has encouraged research efforts to discover interventions that may alleviate brain insulin resistance and protect brain health.
«Brain insulin resistance is very much like regular diabetes, just happening in a different part of the body,» de la Monte says.
Moreover, it was found that the inactivation of the brain insulin receptor caused increased food intake in female mice (266).
I have to say that the evidence is still out on that, but there's really some cognitive or some brain insulin resistance going on there.