Distinct brain activity observed in cognitively healthy adults with genetic risk for Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s is linked to increasing age and genetics and lacks a definitive diagnosis. Historically, the disease was associated with the accumulation of a protein named amyloid beta. Amyloid beta is a small peptide derived from a much larger protein, the amyloid precursor protein (APP). APP is cut into smaller fragments or parts (peptides) by enzymes. Genetic differences seem to affect …

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