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Miriam Fauzia

A Serendipitous Genetic Fluke Could Lead to a Revolutionary Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease

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For devastating diseases like Alzheimer’s, nature rarely hands over a neat blueprint for engineering a potential cure. Sometimes, it's tucked away where you least expect it. Such was the case in 2019. In a family infamous for harrowing cases of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, researchers discovered one member who was spared despite her brain showing signs of neurodegeneration.

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