Unlocking Clues to Super Agers’ Brain Health

A large-scale study of 18,000 study participants showed that people with two genetic variants of the APOE gene tend to have fewer diagnoses of Alzheimer’s disease. Super agers are loosely defined as people age 80 and older whose memory and performance are comparable to people 20 to 30 years younger than them. The findings were published in Alzheimer's & Dementia, The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association.

You can easily find out what genes you carry. The APOE gene test identifies the type of APOE genotype in your DNA...