article_snippet.sent: I think that will motivate people.'
article_snippet.sent: the study enlisted volunteers already participating in the ongoing Rush Memory and Aging Project (MAP), which began in 1997 among residents of Chicago-area retirement communities and senior public housing complexes.
article_snippet.sent: A total of 144 cases of Alzheimer's disease developed in this group of people.
article_snippet.sent: The disease, which takes a devastating toll on cognitive function, is not unlike heart disease in that there appear to be 'many factors that play into who gets Alzheimer's disease,' including behavioral, environmental and genetic components, Professor Morris said.
article_snippet.sent: Professor Morris continued: 'With late-onset Alzheimer's disease, with that older group of people, genetic risk factors are a small piece of the picture.'
article_snippet.sent: Past studies have yielded evidence that suggests what we eat may play a significant role in determining who gets the illness and who doesn't, Professor Morris Professor Morris added.
article_snippet.sent: Other studies on different populations would need to be carried out to do this, Professor Morris said.
article_snippet.sent: the study was funded by the National Institute on Aging.