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  • Hidden fat predicts Alzheimer’s 20 years ahead of symptoms


    Hidden fat predicts Alzheimer’s 20 years ahead of symptoms

    Hidden fat predicts Alzheimer’s 20 years ahead of symptoms

    Researchers have linked a specific type of body fat to the abnormal proteins in the brain that are hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease up to 20 years before the earliest symptoms of dementia appear, according to a study being presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).