Testing how well people remember past events in their lives could help medical professionals make early predictions about who is at risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study.
University of Arizona researchers administered an “autobiographical memory” test to a group of 35 healthy adults, about half of whom carry the gene variant APOE e4, a known genetic risk factor that nearly doubles the chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
As a group, those with the...
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source https://psychcentral.com/news/2018/08/26/ability-to-recall-life-events-may-help-id-early-stage-alzheimers/138144.html
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