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"textContent": "\n\nDoctors correctly diagnose Alzheimer's disease about 75.5% of the time using standard clinical evaluations. A simple blood test bumps that number to 94.5%.\n\nThe study, published in the Journal of Neurology, tracked 200 patients — all 50 or older — who showed up at neurology clinics in Spain with cognitive complaints. — Read the rest \n\nThe post A simple blood test diagnoses Alzheimer's with 94.5% accuracy appeared first on Boing Boing.",
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