Scientists Flip an Alzheimer’s Risk Gene – and Reverse Key Hallmarks of the Disease

Summary: Researchers have created a new experimental model that reveals how changing a key Alzheimer’s risk gene can shift ...
Yahoo

People with two copies of a risk gene have genetic form of Alzheimer's, scientists say

CHICAGO (Reuters) -People who carry two copies of the APOE4 gene are virtually guaranteed to develop Alzheimer's and face symptoms at an earlier age, researchers reported on Monday in a study that ...
News Medical

APOE gene variants influence metabolic patterns linked to aging and Alzheimer’s risk

A new research paper was published in Aging (Aging-US) Volume 17, Issue 5, on May 3, 2025, titled "APOE genotype and biological age impact inter-omic associations related to bioenergetics." In this ...
Business Wire

Revvity's EUROIMMUN Launches Solution for Specific Typing of Alzheimer's Disease Associated APOE Gene

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Revvity, Inc. (NYSE: RVTY), announced today the launch of the in-vitro diagnostic EURORealTime TM APOE assay in European countries that accept the CE mark, which will ...
News Medical

New compound targets APOE gene to reduce Alzheimer's damage in mice

People who carry the APOE4 genetic variant face a substantial risk for developing Alzheimer's disease. Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a ...
MedPage Today

Finding That APOE4 Is Toxic in Alzheimer's Can Help Guide Targeted Therapies

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KMBC Kansas City

Here's what scientists are learning about APOE4, the so-called 'Alzheimer's gene'

THE WHOLE PERSON. I WAS PRETTY SURE I HAD THE GENE BECAUSE OF MY MOM, BECAUSE WE DID DO BRAIN AUTOPSIES ON MY PARENTS, I SEE, AND MY MOM DID HAVE ALZHEIMER’S, AND MY DAD HAD VASCULAR DEMENTIA. SO YOU ...
NBC DFW

Researchers say one gene could protect against Alzheimer's disease

More than 6.7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease. Memory loss is often the first sign of Alzheimer’s disease. But decades before people begin to fade away, their brain starts to ...
Health.com

Study Identifies Genetic Variant as a Clear Cause of Alzheimer's—Does This Mean You Should Get Tested?

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. New research suggests that having two copies of the ...

People carrying two copies of ‘Alzheimer’s gene’ lowered risk by 35% via diet changes

The award-winning Mediterranean diet helps prevent dementia, especially in people at highest genetic risk, according to a new ...
Forbes

Reimagining Alzheimer’s (Part 8): APOE4 Removal Reduces Symptoms Of Alzheimer’s Disease

This article is the eighth installment in my series on Alzheimer’s disease. Read more about Alzheimer’s disease in part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, and part 7 of the series. If you are ...