Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive illness that is the leading cause of dementia and the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. There is no cure for the disease, with current available treatments only slowing and not stopping, the deterioration.  Although scientists have been linking a growing number of gene variants to the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, most of the associations have … Continue reading Neuroimaging links two Alzheimer’s risk genes to brain atrophy, promising blood markers.