Individuals with the gene who were physically active had greater brain activity compared to individuals who were not gene carriers and physically active. (ahealthblog.com)
Pair bonding may not be the best or only way to serve our genes but then there is no reason why we have to accept the so called «selfish gene» theory, that we are of value only as gene carriers (the theory popularised by Richard Dawkins in The Selfish Gene. (faith.org.uk)
Drawing on ADNI data, which helped link Alzheimer's disease to a common gene called CLU, researchers used this imaging technique in other people to discover that the brain wiring of gene carriers is impaired decades before the disease typically strikes. (discovermagazine.com)