Link Between Down Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease

ST. LOUIS, MO - March 29: Dr. Beau Ances (L-R) points out the clear cerebrospinal fluid collected from Carli Binek, 35, [bday April 10] as clinical research specialist Liz Westerhaus comforts Carli at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis March 29, 2022, in St. Louis, Missouri. The Ances Bioimaging Laboratory planned to test the cerebrospinal fluid of Carli Binek, who has Down syndrome, for predictive biomarkers. Researchers have found that people with Down syndrome have a greater risk of developing Alzheimers disease. There is a push for clinical trials to test drugs that could potentially treat or prevent Alzheimers disease in people with Down syndrome. (Photo by Whitney Curtis for The Washington Post via Getty Images)