Jaime Bortz, 39, is losing her memory to dementia. Her mom, now a full-time carer, is foreshadowing the burden many families ...

Early onset familial Alzheimer disease (eFAD) is hereditary and marked by Alzheimer disease symptoms that appear at an unusually early age. Symptoms can start in a person's thirties, forties, and ...

A 75-year-old man with a genetic predisposition for Alzheimer’s has yet to show signs of the disease. Could this offer ...

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Early onset Alzheimer’s disease is Alzheimer’s disease that starts before age 65. It’s rare under age 30 and more commonly affects people ages 50 and over. Early detection and treatment can ...

Investigators from Mass General Brigham have conducted a multi-ancestry, whole genome sequencing association study of ...

Researchers from Cleveland Clinic's Genome Center outlined the pathway human herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV1) can use to contribute to Alzheimer's disease in aging brains.

New imaging technology has exposed hidden gut changes in Alzheimer’s, revealing a potential gut-brain link that could revolutionize early diagnosis and treatment. Study: Investigating gut ...

I mean, the disease has destroyed parts of your brain ... an online support group for families with early-onset familial Alzheimer's. There she got sucked into another tantalizing promise ...

One genetic variant associated with Alzheimer’s disease progression is presenilin 2 (PSEN2), which is correlated to an increased risk for early-onset familial Alzheimer’s disease (EOFAD).

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