An unwanted key to a devastating condition

[image error]The New York Times has a gripping article and video report about how a family in Colombia may be the key to unlocking the neuroscience of early-onset Alzheimer's disease, one of the most devastating forms of degenerative brain disease that can strike as early as the 30s or 40s.

Alzheimer's disease is a form of dementia, meaning that the mind and brain decline quicker than would be expected through normal ageing, but usually it is a condition of the old.

Most dementias are not thought to have...