ApoE4 gene carriers showed no significant improvements.
Not exact matches
The analysis included 1,109 persons of whom 362 were
carriers of the
APOE4 gene.
Analyses carried out within the groups also indicate that the intervention results might even be better in
carriers of the
APOE4 gene.
Enhanced lifestyle counselling prevents cognitive decline even in people who are
carriers of the
APOE4 gene, a common risk factor of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study published in JAMA Neurology.
About a third were
carriers of
ApoE4, a
gene variant known to increase the risk for heart disease (and Alzheimer's).
«When we looked specifically at the level of lifetime learning, we found that
carriers of the
APOE4 gene who had higher education and continued to learn through middle age had fewer amyloid deposition on imaging when compared to those who did not continue with intellectual activity in middle age,» she said.