Missing Link Between Alzheimer's and Vascular Disease Found? - Columbia University Irving Medical Center

A gene called FMNL2 may explain why people with hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, or obesity have a greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

For more than 20 years, scientists have known that people with hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, or obesity have a higher likelihood of developing Alzheimers disease. The conditions can all … [+3608 chars]

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