Posted AT 3:39 AM EDT on 15/01/07
Researchers discover gene contributing to Alzheimer's
Scientists have taken a major step closer to understanding one of the causes of Alzheimer's disease and identifying people who run a higher risk of losing their minds and lives to the condition in their later years.
An international research effort has discovered a gene that, when defective, results in the buildup of a toxic protein byproduct in the brain and contributes to the onset of Alzheimer's around age 70.
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