Blood Test Identifies Women At Risk From Alzheimer's
Friday, November 6, 2009 - 10:21
in Health & Medicine
Middle-aged women with high levels of a specific amino acid in their blood are twice as likely to suffer from Alzheimer's many years later, reveals new research from Sweden. This discovery this could lead to a new and simple way of determining who is at risk long before there are any signs of the illness.
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