Scientists Identify Possible Alzheimer's Gene

By Malcolm Ritter The Associated Press Wednesday, June 25, 2008; 6:08 PM NEW YORK -- Scientists have identified a gene that may raise the risk of getting the most common kind of Alzheimer's disease by about 45 percent in people who inherit a certain form of it. That form of the gene appears to hamper a brain cell's ability to take in calcium, researchers said. If drugs can be found that reverse its effect, they may be useful in fighting Alzheimer's, researchers said.