New test can predict how likely you are to develop Alzheimer’s later in life

test PHILADELPHIA: Researchers have created a genetic risk score which could indicate whether healthy young adults are likely to get the disease.

The study found a link between a set of high-risk genes, the size of the hippocampus – the brain’s memory centre – and developing the disease.

Having a smaller hippocampus was linked to a higher risk score, even in young people aged 18 to 35, scientists suggested…

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