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SIGNS OF ALZHEIMER’S MAY BE PRESENT DECADES BEFORE SYMPTOMS DEVELOP

People who develop Alzheimer’s disease may show signs of the illness many decades earlier in life, researchers from the University of South Florida and the University of Kentucky report.

“Although it has been known for many years that individuals with lower education have a greater risk of getting Alzheimer’s, this is the first report showing that reduced educational attainment may actually be an early sign of the underlying disease,” said lead author James Mortimer, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology at USF.

Nun Study participants were studied to identify those who became demented before death or had characteristic brain changes of Alzheimer’s disease at autopsy. The Nun Study, begun in 1992, is a study of 678 Catholic sisters, initially ages 75 to 102, who were evaluated annually for dementia and agreed to brain donation at the time of their deaths.

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