The New York Times covered the story of the Colombian family with Alzheimer’s back in 2010. Here’s an updated story about a clinical drug trial starting with family members who do not yet have symptoms but who carry the genetic mutation for Alzheimer’s.
www.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/health/research/prevention-is-goal-of-alzheimers-drug-trial.html
May 15, 2012
New Drug Trial Seeks to Stop Alzheimer’s Before It Starts
New York Times
By Pam Belluck
May 15, 2012
Let’s hope they succeed!
Here’s an accompanying BSN post about this article:
https://www.brainsupportnetwork.org/alzheimers-stalks-a-colombian-family-nyt/