How Does 'longevity Gene' Affect Alzheimer's Risk?

By Gary Stix(Click here for the original article)In mid-November New York magazine ran a cover story on a group of 540 Ashkenazi Jews who, as the headline trumpets, carry "DNA You Wouldn't Believe." This group of happy oldsters, all of them over 95, might hold the key to extreme longevity, the article suggests.

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