Breakthrough brain sugar discovery turns the tables on Alzheimer's disease
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Remarkable new findings about the sugar stores in neurons have unlocked an entire new method of treating Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive decline, and it goes a long way to explaining why there's a growing body of evidence linking GLP-1 weight loss drugs to protection from dementia.
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Original Title: Breakthrough brain sugar discovery in fruit flies turns the tables on Alzheimer’s disease | Researchers found that the metabolism of glycogen – a stored form of glucose – appears to protect the brain from toxic tau build-up and cognitive decline.