You May Battle Memory Issues As Early As Your 20s

Alzheimer’s is an awful disease typically associated with elderly people. It is a nasty neurological disorder that, in many ways, can be harder to deal with than many purely physical ailments. Now, new research suggests that those with a genetic predisposition to the disorder may begin experiencing lapses in memory as early in life as their twenties.

Researchers out of the University of Arizona and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) utilized data collected by MindCrowd, an online memory test designed to assess how healthy brains function. For the study, 59,571 MindCrowd participants between the ages of 18 and 85 were analyzed, and the impact of family history was accounted for across every age group under 65.

After analyzing all of the data, researchers concluded that, on average, individuals under 65 with a family history of Alzheimer’s did not perform as well on the memory test compared to those within the same age groups with no family history of Alzheimer’s.

Additionally, this family history effect on memory appeared to be especially prevalent among men, those with diabetes, and those with less formal education.

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