According to the most recent statistics, spending on long-term conditions such as Alzheimer’s varies widely between rich nations, from 4.3 per cent of national income in the Netherlands to 0.3 per cent in Poland. The variation is much greater than in health spending in general and reflects la...
The Apolipoprotein E (APOE)ε4 allele is the strongest genetic risk factor for dementia caused by sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD), and is present in 9–23% of various ethnic populations (8). The risk of developing AD by 85 years of age is 18.4% for APOEε4 heterozygotes and 48.3% ...