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Identifying Alzheimer’s risk factors in young people – News-Medical.Net
News-Medical speaks to the Alzheimer’s association about their research which looked at risk factors that could aid in the early detection of Alzheimer’s.
Why is it important to research Alzheimer’s and its risk factors?
Alzheimer’s is a huge problem.
It is a fatal disease, which a lot of people might not recognize. People think of it asalmost like amnesia or normal cognitive decline that you experience with aging. But it is not.
It is a fatal brain disease and it is extraordinarily prevalent. When you look at people who are over the age of 65, about 1 in 10 individuals suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. In people who are over the age of 85, it i…
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