US EditionStudy to Examine How Bariatric Surgery Affects Alzheimer’s Disease Risk
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Performing bariatric surgery and liver transplantation simultaneously in severely obese patients is safe and improves long-term health outcomes, according to a recent Mayo Clinic study. This combined approach offers a needed solution for these patients, who are often prevented from receiving a life-saving liver transplant because of their excess weight.
Study to examine how bariatric surgery affects Alzheimer’s disease risk
The National Institute on Aging has awarded a new two-year US$311,000 research grant to the Wisconsin Surgical Laboratory in Metabolism (WiSLiM) to assess whether and how bariatric surgery would affect Alzheimer’s disease risk.Obesity and type 2 diabetes can increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and research in animal models has shown that dietary interventions like calorie or protein restriction can improve metabolic health as well as slow o…
The study involved over 900 people who had undergone bariatric surgery.
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