Endocrinology and Diabetology 2018 - Cortisol as the cause for several diseases and Folic Acid and Vitamin B12 as possible therapeutic targets

Background: This research first hypothesis is that Cortisol, the hormone in charge of sugar transfusion to the bloodstream to handle stressful situations is what’s causing Alzheimer’s disease because high calibers of this hormone for protracted periods of time lead to deterioration of Secretases alpha beta and gamma, in charge of the peptide of beta amyloid within the neurons. The 2nd hypothesis is that Diabetics consumption of glucose additionally stems from wanting to deter hyper cortisol secretion. Methods:

Author(s): Amos Gelbard

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