A newly discovered gene may explain why more women are developing Alzheimer's disease

A newly discovered gene may explain why more women are developing Alzheimer's disease

Researchers have discovered a gene that appears to increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease in women, and it may be new evidence as to why women develop the disease more often than men. A gene called methylguanine DNA methyltransferase MGMT may be the ...
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