The secretion of glucocorticoids (GCs) is a classic endocrine response to stress. Despite
that, it remains controversial as to what purpose GCs serve at such times. One view …

Stress affects cognition in a number of ways, acting rapidly via catecholamines and more
slowly via glucocorticoids. Catecholamine actions involve beta adrenergic receptors and …

When administered either systemically or centrally, glucose is a potent enhancer of memory
processes. Measures of glucose levels in extracellular fluid in the rat hippocampus during …

Glucose is the brain's principal energy substrate. In Alzheimer's disease (AD), there appears
to be a pathological decrease in the brain's ability to use glucose. Neurobiological evidence …

Animal work over the last three decades has generated a convincing body of evidence that a
Western diet–one high in saturated fat and refined carbohydrates (HFS diet)–can damage …

Dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT) is accompanied by disruption in glucose regulation
and utilization that may contribute to its characteristic memory impairment. Increasing …

Insulin receptors are known to be located on nerve cells in mammalian brain. The binding of
insulin to dimerized receptors stimulates specialized transporter proteins that mediate the …

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a risk for brain injury. Brain injury is associated with acute
and chronic hyperglycaemia, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, diabetic ketoacidosis …

The family of facilitative glucose transporter (GLUT) proteins is responsible for the entry of
glucose into cells throughout the periphery and the brain. The expression, regulation and …

High fat diets and sedentary lifestyles are becoming major concerns for Western countries.
They have led to a growing incidence of obesity, dyslipidemia, high blood pressure, and a …