Colombian family's genes offer new clue to delaying onset of Alzheimer's

By Associated Press

Jun 20, 2024 9:58 am

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Scientists studying a family plagued by early-in-life Alzheimer's found some carry a genetic oddity that delays their initial symptoms by five years.

The finding points to novel ways of fighting the mind-robbing disease – if researchers can unravel how a single copy of that very rare gene variant offers at least a little protection.

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