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Insulin Spray Improved Gait, Cognitive Function in Patients With and Without Type 2 Diabetes, Clinical Trial Shows

Possible Nasal Spray For SARS-CoV-2 Infection

An estimated 25 percent of people older than 65 have type 2 diabetes, a condition in which the body cannot produce enough insulin to effectively manage blood sugar. Insulin plays an important role in the brain, and people with prediabetes and diabetes are at increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline. Delivering insulin to …

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Healthspan Linked To Walking Speed

Healthspan Linked To Walking Speed

The pace at which a person walks is used as a biomarker for neurological and physiological health in older people. A recent study published in JAMA Network Open suggests that gait speed may also be a measure of biological aging for those in their 40s. “Doctors know that slow walkers in their seventies and eighties …

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