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Complaints about memory are associated with Alzheimer-related brain damage

11-30-2006 · EurekAlert!

Researchers at Rush University Medical Center found that having complaints about memory problems is associated with changes in the brain related to Alzheimer's disease. They reported their findings in the November 2006 issue of Neurology.

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