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WVU in the news: Alzheimer’s disease is getting easier to spot

August 7, 2018 School of Medicine News
WVU in the news: Alzheimer’s disease is getting easier to spot

Neuroscience faculty member, Dr. Julie Brefczynski-Lewis, has recieved some international attention for her work using the PET helmet in Alzheimer's detection.

Read her feature in Nature here:

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05721-w

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