How is this research helping with finding a cure or a better understanding of Alzheimer's?

Knowing the risk genes would indicate which biological mechanisms are involved in the disease, and might point to possible treatments. However, this is not easy. Researchers have known for 15 years that APP, PS1, PS2, and ApoE are very important, but they still don't understand exactly how these genes are involved.

We have quite a lot of debates on the Alzforum about that. More.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.