Colombian family's genes may delay onset of Alzheimer's.

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Health Colombian family’s genes offer new clue to delaying onset of Alzheimer’s By LAURAN NEERGAARD Updated 2:12 PM PDT, June 19, 2024

Colombian family’s genes offer clue to delaying Alzheimer’s onset Scientists studying a family plagued by early-in-life Alzheimer’s found some carry a genetic oddity that delays their initial symptoms by five years. The finding points to novel ways of fighting the mind-robbing disease — if researchers can unravel how a single copy of that very rare gene variant offers at least a little protection. “It opens new avenues,” said neuropsychologist Yakeel Quiroz of…