Comments on: Genetic Component of Alzheimer’s Disease

By: Carole

Carole — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:15:01 +0000

As a child of two victims of Alzheimer’s I am DETERMINED not to go that direction. I strongly believe every effort I make in the direction of keeping my brain fit, active, well nourished, etc. will help me in meeting my goal of staying “dialed in” well into my old age. Lumosity is part of my long-term plan!!

By: virginia

virginia — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:38:30 +0000

This site is awesome. I just happened to stumble upon it. It so happens that my grandmother had Alzheimer’s disease and now my mother is showing signs of early dementia. I recently had brain surgery (for a myoepithelial tumor.

By: Causes of Alzheimer

Causes of Alzheimer — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:47:49 +0000

Mutations in some types of genes such as presenilin and APP genes may be the cause of Alzheimers disease.

By: Michael Scanlon

Michael Scanlon — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:01:29 +0000

Here’s one: http://www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/Publications/geneticsfs.htm

By: Joseph

Joseph — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:23:38 +0000

This was a very interesting blog on Alzheimer’s. Would you happen to know of a web site that would explain the genetic component of this disease in detail? Thank you.

By: integralmeditation

integralmeditation — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:13:12 +0000

Parents also have a big effect on early brain evelopment. Often chidren look as dopey as their parents yet if the children visit someone else for a while they can take on a different look and approach. Similarly atttitudes to respect, aggression and food and drugs in a family or community would be expected to significantly change experiences and ongoing health.

By: Brain Blogging, Thirty-Second Edition | Brain Blogger

Brain Blogging, Thirty-Second Edition | Brain Blogger — Sat, 03 May 2008 13:10:51 +0000

[...] Brain Health reports on the Genetic Component of Alzheimer’s Disease: Researchers examined families in which both parents have Alzheimer’s, and found that their [...]

By: Stages alzheimers | Symptoms Of Alzheimers Disease

Stages alzheimers | Symptoms Of Alzheimers Disease — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:39:08 +0000

[...] Genetic Component of Alzheimer’s Disease May 1, 2008 By Lumos Labs Science Associate, Paul Li, MS Neuroscience. There is some new evidence that Alzheimer’s disease is much more likely for people whose parents both have the neurodegenerative disorder than if only one parent has it. Researchers examined families in which both parents have Alzheimer’s, and found that their children ended up with the disease 42% of the time. This finding supports the evidence that genes play an important role in Alzheimers Test News [...]