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

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/new-research-shows-people-carrying-2-copies-of-a-certain-gene-are-more-likely-to-have-alzheimers/
- Published: 2024-05-09T09:30:48-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

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. […] Click here to view original web page at www.pbs.org