Friday, June 21, 2019

Alzheimer's family history risk may show as memory deficit even for those in their 20s

Results from a study of nearly 60,000 individuals suggest those at higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease due to family history may demonstrate changes in memory performance as early as their 20s. Researchers gathered the data through an online word-pair memory test called MindCrowd, one of the world's largest scientific assessments of how healthy brains function.

from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2RsahoY

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