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EndNotes archive for March 10, 2014

MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2014

An elderly man goes for a walk aided by a walking-stick, in Pamplona northern Spain on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (Alvaro Barrientos / Associated Press)

Alzheimer’s predictor ~ a simple test

Alzheimer’s disease claims nearly 500,000 American lives each year. And now new research has discovered the “predictors” of Alzheimer’s disease could rest within one’s specific lipids – detected through a blood test. The test could identify who is most likely (research states 90 percent accuracy)…

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Spokesman-Review features writer Rebecca Nappi, along with writer Catherine Johnston of Olympia, Wash., discuss here issues facing aging boomers, seniors and those experiencing serious illness, dying, death and other forms of loss.