Interesting that there were only 50 or so men studied and 52% former or current??? smokers. Now that boggles the mind. Running and training for a marathon and a smoker, who would confess to that? I do have a question though, why would they exclude anyone with a creatine level over 2.0? What does tha...

Gina here, my 96 yr old mom 4/4 does not have the rare variant. The one I checked was rs63750847. To clarify my mom does have some cognitive issues, osteoporosis, glaucoma, arthritis, but not enough to interefere with daily living including driving herself to the dr and carrying on a conversation. C...

Thanks, then we should have no problem finding our prior posts.

I dont think it allows partial searches and you would need to type the word exactly as it was posted or it will not find it. Unless theres is a wild card for searching.

Thanks Julie. Recent interesting report on this: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-11/a ... ch/5658502.

53 for me, mother 4/4 about the same. she had no issues one day it stopped she said. Me suffered for 10 months, almost quit my job. Sister 3/4 with AD early 50's as well.

Stavia, Thanks for sharing so many deails. It really puts things into perspective. We all have choices, and you pulled yourself up and perservered. I hope that for all of us, keep trying despite what others may say or do.

You all are going to think I am crazy but...I am going off topic here...Not sure where to put this, but in going back and re-reading this whole thread, pausing at Doctor's Lost link of this study regarding apnea and AD: http://www.bumc.bu.edu/pulmonary/files/PDFs/Faculty/gottlieb1.pdf and within thi...

Kitano, my moms health doesnt match genes either. mom and AD sis are GG, me AG.

(((Julie and Lilly))) My heroes (or should I say heroines?