# Professor Melissa Schilling's research on the pathway between diabetes and Alzheimer's disease is featured

1 Faculty News April 13, 2016 ![Diabetes News Journal logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/diabetesnewsjournal192x144.jpg?itok=bzIBo7wO)>

Excerpt from [Diabetes News Journal](http://diabetesnewsjournal.com/2016/04/13/large-scale-review-identifies-pathways-linking-diabetes-alzheimers-disease/) -- "[Melissa A. Schilling](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/melissa-schilling), a strategy and innovation expert at the NYU Stern School of Business, conducted a large-scale literature review of published studies on the association between diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease. Despite conflicting reports, Schilling was able to find evidence linking insulin, insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE), and Alzheimer’s, suggesting that avoiding excess insulin, while supporting IDE robust levels, might be key approaches to prevent and lessen the impact of Alzheimer’s disease."

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