Not a stupid question. Mice (and all other animals besides maybe nonhuman primates) don't get Alzheimer's. There are mice bred to display symptoms of Alzheimer'

Not a stupid question. Mice (and all other animals besides maybe nonhuman primates) don't get Alzheimer's. There are mice bred to display symptoms of Alzheimer's. Because nobody knows the "root cause" it's a bit of a catch-22. The same holds true for many other neurodegenerative/psych disorders.