Carrying the ApoE4 gene is known as the single largest risk factor for Alzheimer’s, besides age itself. The presence of ApoE4 has been found…
Being Patient meets John Gallacher, Professor of Cognitive Health at Oxford University and Director of the Dementias Platform UK (DPUK), to find out how…
A new test to predict Alzheimer’s that analyzes several genes gives a better estimate of whether an adult will develop Alzheimer’s than testing for…
Almost everyone who knows they carry the Alzheimer’s gene finds out the same way: sitting at a computer, poring intently over a screen that…
You might have heard of the Alzheimer’s gene, or ApoE4. Individuals carrying two copies, one inherited from each parent, are thought to have a…
As she turned 50 years old, Julie Gregory began experiencing symptoms of cognitive decline. They weren’t severe and she initially attributed them to middle…
Estrogen’s role in the brain is complicated when it comes to how it affects memory. According to Gillian Einstein, Ph.D, a neuroscientist at the…
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