Delaying Alzheimer

In this undated photo provided by Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Francisco Lopera, left, of the University of Antioquia, a neurologist who has spent decades caring for a large Colombian family plagued by early-in-life Alzheimer’s, confers with fellow researcher Yakeel Quiroz of Massachusetts General Hospital. Photo: AP
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Delaying Alzheimer’s onset: Colombian family’s genes offer new clue

The finding points to novel ways of fighting the mind-robbing disease – if researchers can unravel how a single copy of that very rare gene variant offers at least a little protection.