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Researchers have found that people who have two copies of a specific gene almost all develop signs of Alzheimer's disease, which could represent a distinct genetic form of the condition. While scientists knew the gene APOE4 was linked to an increased risk for Alzheimer's, a new study suggests that for people carrying two copies of the gene, it's an underlying cause of it. Published in Nature Medicine, the study also found that individuals with two copies of the gene develop the disease earlier than people with other variants of the APOE gene. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of deme...
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Our perception of what age is considered old has increased over time, according to a new study. Researchers found that middle-aged and older adults in Germany believe that old age begins later in life than people did previously. They analysed data from 14,056 participants in the German Ageing Survey, which includes people born between 1911 and 1974. Study participants were surveyed up to eight times over 25 years and asked "at what age would you describe someone as old". They were assessed in 1996 and then re-questioned over time with new participants entering the survey later. "This is why we...
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