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Alzheimer's Cure?

Alzheimer's Disease
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Only a few years ago, Janet Mitchell was a highly successful, well-regarded doctor living in New York City. She was nationally known as a brilliant gynecological surgeon and a tireless advocate for patients with HIV/AIDS. But then, she lost her job and fell deeply into debt -- before selling her house at a fraction of its worth to a buyer who, family and friends say, took advantage of a sick woman. Today Mitchell is 57 years old and in an assisted living facility in Colorado, unable to care for herself. She suffers from a condition most people think affects only the elderly: Alzheimer's disease. Usually, that is the case -- the majority of people with Alzheimer's are over age 65. But up to 10 percent of Americans with the condition have early-onset Alzheimer's. "Nightline's" Vicki Mabrey reports.
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New genes give Alzheimer's hope

A scientist who has identified two new genes associated with the onset of Alzheimer's disease says they could help find a cure. Ref. Source 9

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Spinal test can show early signs of Alzheimer's, research says

Researchers report that a spinal fluid test can be 100 percent accurate in identifying patients with significant memory loss who are on their way to developing Alzheimer's disease. Ref. Source 8

Cure Alzheimers

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