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"Human Genome and Alzeimer's"

From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
Length: 09:22

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The human genome may be the best avenue to date in the battle against Alzheimer’s Disease. It is also the focus of the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, an on-going study in its second phase. Read the full description.

Badge-wo-tagline_small The human genome may be the best avenue to date in the battle against Alzheimer’s Disease. It is also the focus of the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, an on-going study in its second phase. The Indiana University Neuroimaging Center is one of the partners in ADNI and the center’s director Dr. Andrew Saykin, Director of the Indiana University Neuroimaging Center, talked with WFHB Correspondent Jennifer Whitaker about the Initiative, new data, and exciting possibilities provided by both, for this Daily Local News feature exclusive.

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The human genome may be the best avenue to date in the battle against Alzheimer’s Disease. It is also the focus of the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, an on-going study in its second phase. The Indiana University Neuroimaging Center is one of the partners in ADNI and the center’s director Dr. Andrew Saykin, Director of the Indiana University Neuroimaging Center, talked with WFHB Correspondent Jennifer Whitaker about the Initiative, new data, and exciting possibilities provided by both, for this Daily Local News feature exclusive.

Additional Credits

The Daily Local News is produced by a team of volunteers working in the WFHB news department for Bloomington Community Radio
Executive producer is Alycin Bektesh

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http://www.wfhb.org/news