Urgent.News

What's breaking now, across thousands of outlets.

Health & Medicine

How the biggest Alzheimer's risk gene disrupts the process of insulating neurons

One of the main ways that the APOE4 gene variant, the biggest genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease, undermines brain circuit function is by disrupting the process of insulating neurons with a fatty sheath that optimizes their electrical transmission.

How the biggest Alzheimer's risk gene disrupts the process of insulating neurons

We haven't written up this one. Medical Xpress has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

This story

This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.

Read the original at medicalxpress.com →

More in Health & Medicine

More from Thursday 15 October →