Test for Early Alzheimer's in Development

Diagnosis could allow for treatment to slow disease's progression

By the Associated Press

Posted May 27, 2009 11:59 AM CDT

(AP) – A research institute devoted to Alzheimer's and related diseases has teamed up with a major maker of diagnostic tests to speed development of what could be the first test to detect Alzheimer's in its early stages. If all goes well, the first commercial version of... Read full story »

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