Researchers have identified a genetic form of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease in people who inherit two copies of the APOE4 gene. The study marks a breakthrough.

For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer's disease. A gene called APOE4 has long been considered a key risk factor. But new research says if people ...

Alzheimer' s disease may be ... researchers in Spain and in the U.S. studied more than 3,000 brains and data from another 10,000 people and found that carrying two copies of a gene that has been ...

A significant Alzheimer’s study is shedding new light on a protective gene that appears to delay the disease in those destined to develop it. Researchers from two Mass General Brigham hospitals ...

If you have two copies of the APOE4 gene, new research suggests that you’re very likely to develop Alzheimer’s. Experts break down the findings and share what you can do to lower your risk.

Alzheimer’s disease may be inherited more often than previously known, according to a new study that paints a clearer picture of a gene long known to be linked to the common form of dementia.

Not everyone wants to sign up to have a virus carrying a gene injected into their brain. But, he said, Alzheimer’s is so dreadful and people with two copies of APOE4 are at such risk that ...

People who carry two APOE4 copies, known as APOE4 homozygotes, have an estimated 60% chance of developing AD dementia by the age of 85.

The gene of interest here is involved in the production of fibronectin, an important component of the blood-brain barrier that controls the movement of substances in and out of the brain.

(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 19 - Italian researchers have discovered a new gene that causes Alzheimer's Disease, according to a new study out Sunday. The result is the fruit of the collaboration of several ...

Brain immune cells amplify damage caused by Alzheimer's risk gene, ... "Creating this mouse model gave us a much more realistic way to study how human neurons carrying the APOE4 gene contribute ...

The mystery surrounding Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman's death has been solved.. The 94-year-old died of heart disease and complications caused by Alzheimer’s disease, according to the New ...