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People with Type 2 diabetes are at a much higher risk for Alzheimer's disease than people without diabetes, and a new study might have unearthed the connection. Researchers from University of Nevada, Las Vegas (51�ԹϺ���) took a closer look at how type 2 diabetes alters brain activity in areas tied to memory and motivation.

In 25 years, it’s estimated that the number of people with Alzheimer’s disease in this country will almost triple. That’s also about the same amount of time researchers have also found it might take for the disease to grow and develop in the human brain. But 51�ԹϺ��� researchers have published a new study uncovering another clue as to what could be causing brain disease—while also pointing to a possible hedge against that development.

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Type 2 diabetes may rewire the brain in ways that mimic early Alzheimer’s disease — and 51�ԹϺ��� researchers say the “why” may lie in a previously unexplored connection between high blood sugar levels and a key part of the brain called the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC).

Type 2 diabetes may quietly alter the brain in ways that mimic early Alzheimer’s, weakening reward perception and memory signals in a key brain area called the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC).