3/9/2016 – Are some of us protected from Alzheimer's?

In the battle to cure Alzheimer’s disease, the two hallmark proteins that clog the brains of people with the deadly dementia – amyloid and tau – have received most of the attention.

But dementia experts have long known that some people whose brains were riddled with these misfolded proteins still had good cognitive function throughout their lives.

What if something was protecting them?

Read the full article Philadelphia Inquirer.