New Study Explains Why Alzheimer's is Being Called "Type 3 Diabetes"
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A new study shows that a high-fat diet suppresses the expression of a protein called Jak3, which causes a cascade of inflammation that starts in the intestine, moves through the liver and on to the brain, ultimately causing Alzheimer's-like symptoms. Listen in this week as Dee discusses the results of this study and what it means for your health.References:Kumar, N., Mishra, J., Morales, R., & Kumar, P. (2024). Kinases in Gut-Liver-brain communication and neuroinflammation. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 300(3), 106750. https://www.jbc.org/article/S0021-9258(24)01223-7/fulltext (https://www.jbc.org/article/S0021-9258(24)01223-7/fulltext)
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