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Video: A new test developed by experts at Monash University could make diagnosing Alzheimer's disease much easier and cheaper.

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Video: A new test developed by experts at Monash University could make diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease much easier and cheaper.

Associate Professor Sudha Mokkapati and colleagues from Monash University have developed a finger-prick test that GPs could use to screen patients for Alzheimer’s disease in minutes.

The device could drastically alter how the disease is diagnosed, potentially replacing much more expensive and specialist procedures currently used.

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