'Alzheimer's Gene' Affects Even Healthy Seniors (HealthDay)

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Posted on Jan 25, 2005, 1 p.m. By Bill Freeman

HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- Even if they're healthy, older people with the higher-risk genotype for Alzheimer's disease can suffer major problems with prospective memory -- the ability to remember what they need to do in the future, such as take medications or make a doctor's appointment, a new study says.