Brain Donations Power Groundbreaking Alzheimer’s Study
Clip: 11/16/2018 | 5m 15s
One of the world’s most comprehensive studies of Alzheimer's is taking place in Chicago.
Alzheimer’s disease has been the subject of research for many years, but there’s only one long-range comprehensive study that has tracked thousands of participants who have all agreed to donate their brains to science. And that research is centered in Chicago.
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Brain Donations Power Groundbreaking Alzheimer’s Study
Clip: 11/16/2018 | 5m 15s
Alzheimer’s disease has been the subject of research for many years, but there’s only one long-range comprehensive study that has tracked thousands of participants who have all agreed to donate their brains to science. And that research is centered in Chicago.
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