DALLAS: According to new research, a specific “dementia gene” related to Alzheimer’s disease can have a visible impact on the brains of children as young as 3-years-old, and can indicate to doctors the likelihood of the children in question suffering from Alzheimer’s in the future.
The findings regarding the potential of developing future Alzheimer’s disease were recently published in a renowned neurology journal.
Based on the new Alzheimer’s disease findings, physicians and scientists are hopeful that, in the future, they will be able to implement early intervention and treatments for those they believe are at an elevated risk of developing Alzheimer’s in the future.
As part of the research, scientists conducted both brain scans and memory tests on children and young adults. According to reports, 1,187 people participated in the groundbreaking Alzheimer’s study, and their ages ranged from 3 to 20…