12:27 PM Jan 28th
• Genetic mutations that could account for more than one in five cases of Alzheimer%u2019s disease have been found, in a significant leap forward for dementia research, scientists say.
• British scientists have discovered two genes associated with the degenerative illness of the brain and their French colleagues uncovered a third. Having certain variations of the three genes could increase the risk of having %u201Ccommon%u201D late-onset Alzheimer%u2019s by ten to 15 per cent, the researchers say. …
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