On March 4, 2015 CBSNews.com reported on 2009 AFAR Research Grant recipient Changiz Geula, Ph.D’s research finding amyloid plaque build-up, a symptom often associated in Alzheimer’s disease, in the brains of individuals as young as 20.
According to Dr. Geula, “The implication appears to be that if we want to prevent these clumps from forming when a person becomes old, we may need to intervene much earlier than we have thought, to try and get rid of amyloid very early in life.”
Read the full CBSNews.com story here.
Dr. Changiz Geula is a Professor in Cognitive Neurology at Northwest University.
Each year AFAR partners with the MetLife Foundation to recognize some of the most innovative researchers in Alzheimer’s disease. Learn more about MetLife Foundation Awards in Medical Research for Alzheimer’s disease here.
