Alzheimer’s Disease and the Nun Study.
Two decades ago the nuns of Sisters of Notre Dame agreed to take part in a study that would have them tested each year to track the progression of Alzheimer’s disease and other age-related brain disorders. But that’s not all that was requested of them. They were also asked to leave their brains to science when they died so that further study could take place. The Nun Study, as it is now known as, has turned into the world’s most comprehensive neurological research projects.
Time Magazine wrote a great indepth article about this study.
It also resulted in a book Aging with Grace (What the Nun Study Teaches Us About Leading Longer, Healthier, and More Meaningful Lives) written by David Snowdon, the researcher in charge of the study.
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1 opinion for Alzheimer’s Disease and the Nun Study.
Mary Emma Allen
Jan 30, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Hopefully this study will yield answers to some of the mysteries of Alzheimer’s.
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