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Study reveals Alzheimer's gene mutations

Source: Press TV

Washington : DC : USA | 3 months ago

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Alzheimer's disease affecting more than 26 million individuals worldwide has no cure as the available medications can only delay the symptoms endured by sufferers...If we were able to remove the detrimental effects of these genes through treatments, we could reduce the proportion of people developing...

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