News tagged with apoe genotype
Alzheimer's risk: Would you want to know?
When people learn they are predisposed to Alzheimer's disease, any depression or anxiety is not long lasting, a new study indicates.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Genetic Discovery May Determine Alzheimer's Disease Risk and Age of Disease Onset
A newly identified gene appears to be highly predictive of not only the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, but also the approximate age at which the disease will begin to manifest itself, according to researchers at ...
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Jul 13, 2009 |
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Psychosocially hazardous neighborhoods associated with worse cognitive function in some older adults
Residing in a psychosocially hazardous neighborhood is associated with worse cognitive function in older age for persons with the apolipoprotein E ε4 allele (an alternative form of the gene), according to a report in ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 07, 2011 |
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Study shows that major Alzheimer's risk gene causes alterations in shapes of brain protein deposits
Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have used a newly discovered class of biomarkers to investigate the possibility that the shape of brain protein deposits is different in people with Alzheimer's who have the highest-risk ...
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Jul 14, 2010 |
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Researchers discover possible way to predict Alzheimer's
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two new studies, involving a newly identified gene, show that Alzheimer's disease could be diagnosed as much as 20 years before symptoms develop.
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Jul 14, 2010 |
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New study characterizes cognitive and anatomic differences in Alzheimer's disease gene carriers
In the most comprehensive study to date, neurologists have clearly identified significant differences in the ways that Alzheimer's disease (AD) affects patients with and without the apolipoprotein E ε4 gene (APOE ε4), ...
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May 17, 2010 |
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Spouses of dementia sufferers have a 6-fold increased risk of dementia onset
Older married adults whose spouse has dementia are at significantly higher risk for developing dementia themselves, compared to similar older married adults whose spouse never develops dementia. This is the key finding of ...
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May 05, 2010 |
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Researchers Explore Diabetes, Gene and Cognitive Performance Relationship
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Maine researchers studying cardiovascular risk factors that influence cognitive performance have discovered that diabetics who carry a particular genotype — one or more of the ApoE-e4 alleles ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Brain imaging and proteins in spinal fluid may improve Alzheimer's prediction and diagnosis
Changes in the brain measured with MRI and PET scans, combined with memory tests and detection of risk proteins in body fluids, may lead to earlier and more accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer's, according to new research reported ...
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Jul 14, 2009 |
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A 'heart healthy' diet and ongoing, moderate physical activity may protect against cognitive decline
Eating a "heart healthy" diet and maintaining or increasing participation in moderate physical activity may help preserve our memory and thinking abilities as we age, according to new research reported today at the Alzheimer's ...
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Jul 14, 2009 |
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Known Genetic Risk Alzheimer's In Whites Also Places Blacks At Risk
A commonly recognized gene that places one at risk for Alzheimer’s disease does not discriminate between blacks and whites, according to new research led by Florida State University.
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Jun 19, 2008 |
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Known genetic risk for Alzheimer's in whites also places blacks at risk
A commonly recognized gene that places one at risk for Alzheimer's disease does not discriminate between blacks and whites, according to new research led by Florida State University.
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Jun 18, 2008 |
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