Unique Case In Neurobiology Of Aging Finds Alzheimer’s Disease Not Inevitable
A 115-year-old woman who remained mentally alert throughout her life had an essentially normal brain, with little or no evidence of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study in the August issue of Neurobiology of Aging (http://neurobiologyofaging.org/).The findings question the assumption that Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia will inevitably develop, if people live long enough.
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Filed under: Neurology / Neuroscience on June 10th, 2008