Chris Hemsworth says he inherits Alzheimer's gene from parents, reveals break from acting. What is the ApoE4 gene?

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After two decades of acting, Chris Hemsworth revealed he will take a break from his career, after learning he has a much higher-than-average chance of developing Alzheimer's disease.

The Australian actor learned the news while he was filming a new National Geographic docuseries for Disney+, Limitless, which explores the impacts of time and age.

The Marvel actor was filmed as his doctor informed him he was eight to 10 times more likely to develop the disease. However, he told the tabloid magazine that the double occurrence of the gene places him in a category of much higher risk of being impacted by the condition. When asked if acting "still excites" him, Hemsworth said it does, but that he is "going to recharge now"."I don't mean that in a sort of apathetic way, but there's a stillness to my thinking about it all now."Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of irreversible dementia that causes the brain to shrink and brain cells to die, slowly destroying memory and thinking skills, according to the US National Institute on Aging .

 

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ABCscience just eat red meat, its that easy (of course not politically correct for ABC)

He's got millions & millions to deal with it. Having a break is a good idea. He's way better off than others in the same predicament.

Probably accelerated by the covid vax tbh.

I mean I wonder how many of us have it? And how much a test costs?

neuroscience The APOE4 gene has a latitudinal gradient and is more common further away from the equator. APOE4 aggravates the effects of chronic stress. Stressors, serum cortisol, the 24-hour cortisol-melatonin rhythm and adequate sunlight exposure need to be assessed. .

Is that Welsh or Irish or Anglo or European genes?

Ya mean those massive biceps don’t produce health or reverse genetic dispositions?

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