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Newest in this topic

  1. Diabetic encephalopathy: metabolic reprogramming as a potential driver of accelerated brain aging and cognitive decline 2025-11-17
  2. Neuroprotective exendin-4 enhances hypothermia therapy in a model of hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy 2018-10-01

Studies

2 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2018 to 2025

Top journals

  • Brain : a journal of neurology 1
  • Frontiers in cell and developmental biology 1

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  1. Diabetic encephalopathy: metabolic reprogramming as a potential driver of accelerated brain aging and cognitive decline

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Frontiers in cell and developmental biology 2025-11-17 Drug development

    Diabetic encephalopathy (DE) is a serious neurological complication of diabetes and is expressed as progressive decline in cognitive function, emotional disorders, and changes in brain structure.

  2. Neuroprotective exendin-4 enhances hypothermia therapy in a model of hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Brain : a journal of neurology 2018-10-01 Drug development

    Exendin-4 is a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus that has also demonstrated neuroprotective properties, and is currently being tested in clinical trials for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.

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