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  "textContent": "For the first time, therapeutically effective medications are now available for Alzheimer's disease. Effective symptomatic therapies also exist for Parkinson's disease; however, a prerequisite for successful treatment is early diagnosis—ideally through a simple blood test conducted as part of a preventive screening, even before clinical symptoms appear.",
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