Lifting the Curse of Alzheimer's From: Scientific American - 05/2015 - page 50 By: Gary Stix A cluster of families in Colombia who carry a rare genetic mutation that causes the disease have become a focus of the search for a treatment Read the abstract at: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/latin-america-spearheads-a-global-effort-to-find-an-effective-alzheimer-s-drug/ Related: Alzheimer's: Forestalling the Darkness with New Approaches http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/alzheimers-forestalling-the-darkness/ Treating Alzheimer's before It Happens http://www.scientificamerican.com/slideshow/treating-alzheimer-s-before-it-happens/ Alzheimer's Prevention Strategies Remain an Elusive Challenge http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/alzheimers-prevention-strategies/