New genetic clue to Alzheimer's discovered: study
(AFP


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070114/hl_afp/ushealthalzheimerx"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070114/capt.sge.hxq92.140107040225.photo00.photo.default-512x343.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=PGbP9FzSpONo4i1aM3AC2g--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="A nurse helps an alzheimer-suffering patient in the geriatric wing of the Saint Jean de Dieu pyschiatric hospital in Lyon. Researchers have identified a second gene responsible for the most common form of Alzheimer's disease, a development that may make it easier to screen for, and ultimately treat, this devastating brain condition, a study has said.(AFP/File/Jean-Philippe Ksiazek)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Researchers have identified a second gene responsible for the most common form of Alzheimer's disease, a development that may make it easier to screen for, and ultimately treat, this devastating brain condition, a study released Sunday said.</p><br clear="all"/>