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Nasal swab spots early signs of Alzheimer's (www.futurity.org)
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Research.

Researchers show that a quick nasal swab can pick up early biological changes linked to Alzheimer’s, even before thinking and memory problems appear.

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[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I have more faith in humanity. I think the upvotes are because it's recognized as a joke.

[–] EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago

I could see some people taking it as fact because that's close to how they diagnose ADHD. They make you do a test and track your behavior during the test rather than your answers.