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  1. Intranasal insulin as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease: a review of basic research and clinical evidence 2013-07-01
  2. Discovering and targeting the basic mechanism of neurodegeneration: the role of peptides from the C-terminus of acetylcholinesterase: non-hydrolytic effects of ache: the actions of peptides derived from the C-terminal and their relevance to neurodegeneration 2013-04-03

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2013

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  • CNS drugs 1
  • Chemico-biological interactions 1

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  1. Intranasal insulin as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease: a review of basic research and clinical evidence

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. CNS drugs 2013-07-01 Tau biomarkers

    Research in animals and humans has associated Alzheimer's disease (AD) with decreased cerebrospinal fluid levels of insulin in combination with decreased insulin sensitivity (insulin resistance) in the brain.

  2. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is now well-established widely as a signalling molecule with non-hydrolytic functions including trophic activity in a diverse variety of situations in both neural and non-neural tissues.

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