Alzheimer's Disease: Newly Found Peptide Offers Hope Of Early Te...

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Wed, 06/10/2009 - 07:30

Researchers in Japan have detected a peptide in cerebrospinal fluid that can show whether a person is developing Alzheimer's disease.

Measuring the level of this peptide could show that the disease process has started, long before any serious damage is done to the brain.


 

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