Alzheimer’s memory loss may be linked to a third type of diabetes.

If that’s true, this devastating disease may be more treatable than previously thought.

Here’s why:

Amyloid-beta derived diffusible ligand (ADDL) is a toxic protein found in Alzheimer’s patients.

Now there’s evidence that ADDL removes insulin receptors from nerve cells which makes them insulin-resistant. This stops the brain insulin signaling activity that’s vital for memory.

Instead, the insulin receptors accumulate near the nucleus of the cell where insulin can’t reach them.

This may be why ADDLs in the brain cause such severe memory problems in Alzheimer’s patients.

If true, this potential link between Alzheimer’s and diabetes offers hope for new treatments.

Researchers want to make those insulin receptors resistant to ADDLS which they believe may not be that hard.

These results came from a study by a Northwestern University research team. It was published in the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Journal.