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Flies that expressed an Alzheimer’s disease-related protein in their neurons showed signs of accelerated aging.

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Jennie Erin Smith’s “Valley of Forgetting” explores the genetic roots of early-onset dementia plaguing a mountain region.

A new Fujirebio Diagnostics blood test identifies beta-amyloid, a brain plaque that is a key marker for Alzheimer’s disease.