By Zenger News Desk LONDON — An anti-viral gene that impacts the risk of both Alzheimer’s disease and severe Covid-19 has been identified by the research team of University College London in a recent study. The researchers estimate that one genetic variant of the OAS1 gene increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by about 3-6 percent in the population as a whole. In contrast, […]

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