Dementia, which is believed to affect as many as one in 11 people over 65 in the UK, is a syndrome linked to a progressive decline in brain functions, including memory. It usually appears in later life.
And attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), meanwhile, tends to be more common among children. It could make people easily distracted and forgetful, and sometimes leave those with the condition restless and fidgety.
Lastly, diabetes, which affects the body’s natural production or effective use of the glucose-regulating hormone insulin, can either be an autoimmune (type 1 diabetes) or non-autoimmune (type 2 diabetes) chronic metabolic disorder.
Wondering what these have in common? Well, researchers are testing ADHD and type 2 diabetes medication on dementia patients as part of the Read Entire Article
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