According to "Traditional Chinese Medicine reported that" reports, the United Kingdom, a new study shows that people with type Ⅱ diabetes on the elderly, the pressure may be detrimental to their memory and other cognitive abilities.
Ⅱ diabetes, mainly in the population over 40 years. Earlier medical research has found, Ⅱ diabetes is often accompanied by symptoms of memory and other cognitive decline, but has been unable to explain why.
University of Edinburgh researchers have selected nearly 60 ~ 75 years with type Ⅱ diabetes research. They found that in intelligence tests and vocabulary tests showed poor brain function of patients, usually with higher levels of cortisol in vivo. Cortisol is a stress hormone, and its content reflects the physical and psychological pressure on the situation.
Rebecca Reynolds participated in the study, said studies show that high levels of cortisol in the body of diabetic patients more prone to cognitive decline, indicating that cortisol may be by controlling the content of the body to help patients with type Ⅱ improve cognitive abilities.
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