Living long may help delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease
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Families with exceptional longevity appear to have later onset of dementia, a new study suggests. While the same percentage of people in families in the study who live to be 90 and beyond do get Alzheimer’s or a related dementia, the disease tends to develop later. Although the reason for the delayed onset of dementia in the very old is unclear, the researchers said specific genetic pathways could have played a part in preserving cognition in these families.
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