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Detecting diseases early can be a big help when it comes to treating them, and researchers may have gotten one step closer to diagnosing Alzheimer's with a simple blood test.

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https://www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.15252/emmm.202013659
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/930831

Paleofeces
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(21)01271-9

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MiRNA.svg
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https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/test-tubes-on-pink-background-gm1222976227-359066675
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https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/beer-and-cheese-glass-of-beer-with-cheese-nuts-and-basil-on-wooden-background-gm936769876-256265326
istockphoto.com/photo/blue-cheese-gm1264383908-370308582
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EMS-89615-Rosecrucian-Egyptian-BeerMaking.jpg






Dementia
https://www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.15252/emmm.202013659
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/930831

Paleofeces
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(21)01271-9

IMAGES

​​https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PET_scan-normal_brain-alzheimers_disease_brain.PNG
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MiRNA.svg
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/lab-equipment-centrifuging-blood-concept-image-of-a-blood-test-3d-rendering-gm902549290-248954358
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/test-tubes-on-pink-background-gm1222976227-359066675
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/the-sooner-you-know-the-sooner-you-can-get-treated-gm1300493714-392804201
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/beer-and-cheese-glass-of-beer-with-cheese-nuts-and-basil-on-wooden-background-gm936769876-256265326
istockphoto.com/photo/blue-cheese-gm1264383908-370308582
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EMS-89615-Rosecrucian-Egyptian-BeerMaking.jpg