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Published online 22 January 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040119-11
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Test may aid Alzheimer's diagnosis
Brain scan may boost drug development.
A new test allows researchers to peer into the brains of patients and see the tell-tale protein clumps thought to underlie Alzheimer's disease. The method may help doctors with diagnosis, and should boost disease monitoring and drug development.
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