Up to 1.5 million Danes carry a gene that ups Alzheimer’s risk. A Danish-German team now shows how it alters the aging brain—and the good news is, its effects may be preventable.

Scientists solve a major brain mystery: That’s why one in four Danes face a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers have found that one in four Danes carry a gene variant that hampers fat metabolism in the aging brain—raising the risk of late-life Alzheimer’s. Tegning: Mads Pedersen
Researchers have found that one in four Danes carry a gene variant that hampers fat metabolism in the aging brain—raising the risk of late-life Alzheimer’s. Tegning: Mads Pedersen
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If you know someone with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia, you understand how crucial a healthy brain is to one’s life. It means a lot. It means everything.

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