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Scientists are discovering more about the brain and the impact of drugs on disease. (Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images)

The latest on Alzheimer's

Broadcast: Midmorning, 08/11/2008, 9:06 a.m.

A new study from a Mayo researcher indicates more people show early signs of dementia at an earlier age than once thought. New research probes whether certain drugs, like statins, affect the onset and course of Alzheimer's disease.

Guests

Ronald Petersen: neurologist at the Mayo Clinic Medical School and Alzheimer's disease researcher.

Benjamin Wolozin: neurologist at Boston University.

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