Protein May Aid Alzheimer's Diagnostic Test Development
CHICAGO AP A biochemical test detects an Alzheimer's related protein in autopsied brains, offering a model for a spinal fluid diagnostic test. The living-patient test remains at least two years away and requires independent validation. Researchers note about 90 percent agreement with autopsy diagnoses. brain biopsy for living patients is not practical absent a treatment.
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Abortion battle shifts to Louisiana capital hearings
In Baton Rouge lawmakers prepare to hear testimony aimed at shaping a national abortion limit. Jerôme Lejeune, renowned for Down syndrome genetics, is flown in to testify that life begins at conception. A Tennessee ruling on frozen embryos and a clinic operator who has recanted are also part of the session.
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