Rayan Oliveira Falcão

Central insulin resistance and mild cognitive impairment: correlation between metabolic syndrome and hippocampal atrophy

Background: Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative pathology with no cure and is currently referred to as “Type 3 Diabetes” due to its metabolic basis. On the other hand, the hippocampus, the brain region responsible for memory, is strictly dependent on insulin signaling for cellular viability and, consequentl...