Lower weight in late life may increase risk of Alzheimer's Disease

Lower weight in late life may increase risk of Alzheimer's Disease:

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Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found an association between lower weight and more extensive deposits of the Alzheimer’s-associated protein beta-amyloid in the brains of cognitively normal older individuals. The association—reported in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease—was seen in particular among individuals carrying the APOE4 gene variant, which is known to increase the risk of Alzheimer’s.

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