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Genetic "Shield" Against Alzheimer’s: Researchers Uncover Mechanism Protecting the Brain’s Blood Vessels
For decades, the medical community has grappled with a confounding mystery: why do some individuals, despite carrying the strongest known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, remain cognitively vibrant well into their eighties and nineties? While the presence of the APOE ε4 gene variant significantly elevates an individual’s susceptibility to the neurodegenerative condition, it does…
