Reduced Glucose Uptake in Brain Exacerbates Alzheimer’s Disease Symptoms
According to a recent study from researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, reduced expression of a protein called GLUT1, responsible for moving glucose in the brain-blood barrier (BBB) worsens Alzheimer’s disease cerebrovascular degeneration, neuropathology and cognitive function, suggesting that GLUT1 may represent…