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Alzheimer's Plaques Imaged in Living Brains

Posted by timothy on from the dilemma dept.

Yves writes "Japanese scientists have developed a technique to detect traces of Alzheimer's disease (amyloid plaques in the brain) on living mice... Until now, the standard way to confirm the presence of the plaques, and thus the disease, was by autopsy. The question remains: Do you really want to know early that you have Alzheimer disease, as there is no effective treatment yet?"

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  1. Re:Personally by daina · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I don't think I could ever live knowing that all of my memories are going to go down the drain and not even realize it.

    But they are! It is called death. Death is really just like "quick Alzheimers".

    All your memories are going to go down the drain and you won't realize it. Or are you one of the delusionals that believes otherwise?