New research shows people carrying 2 copies of a certain gene are more likely to have Alzheimer’s

Photo caption: A sign is pictured at the Goizueta Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, at the Emory University Brain Health Center in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., July 12, 2023. Photo credit:  REUTERS / Alyssa Pointer. Article by Lauran Neergaard, AP. PBS News Hour – May 6, 2024.

For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer’s disease — in people who inherit two copies of a worrisome gene. Scientists have long known a gene called APOE4 is one of many things that can increase people’s risk for Alzheimer’s, including simply getting older. […]

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