Chastain Family and Alzheimer's research

The following information comes from an article by Angela Reinhardt in the Pickens County Progress dated 14 April 2015 (reprinted in The Chestnut Tree, Vol. 41: 32: 24-6 (May 2015).  According to the article, descendants of Pierre Chastain “were disproportionately prone to contracting Alzheimer’s Disease, and that through blood samples taken from descendants…researchers hope to find a breakthrough in the field.”  For more information about the Chastain Family Research Project contact CeeCee Manzanares at 404-727-9324.  Affinity Med Screens is located at 572 Maddox Drive, Suite 202B, Ellijay, Ga. 30540. Contact owner Virginia Rutledge at 706-480-4569.