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Early testing for Alzheimer’s

Spinal fluid compounds can predict in many cases whether people with mild cognitive impairments will develop the disease

By Nathan Seppa

- More than 2 years ago

Elderly people with mild cognitive losses are at a heightened risk of progressing to Alzheimer’s disease if they have a combination of telltale compounds in their spinal fluid, researchers report in the July 22/29 Journal of the American Medical Association.