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Portable device quickly detects early Alzheimer's

Georgia Tech and Emory University researchers have developed a device that may allow patients to take a brief, inexpensive test that could be administered as part of a routine yearly checkup at a doctor's office to detect mild cognitive impairment -- often the earliest stage of Alzheimer's.

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