A new study, conducted in Bonn, Germany, at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, shows that young adults are prone to develop Alzheimer. Nikolai Axmacher, senior researcher of the project, said that the results, although unclear, needs to be investigated in further studies in order to draw a conclusion.
About 75 young adults took part in this new study and about half of them carry the genetic material that triggers the onset of Alzheimer. The paper was published on October the 23rd in Science magazine. During this clinical study, researchers wanted to measure and observe how the brain handles concepts of spatial navigation.
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