New insight gained into devastating brain ailment
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061222/hl_nm/alzheimers_petscan_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061222/2006_12_21t123523_450x271_us_alzheimers_petscan.jpg?x=130&y=78&sig=ZXIEX9fWAhOnKQazpO.3rA--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Brain PET scans from a healthy volunteer (L) and a subject with Alzheimer’s disease (R) in an image released by UCLA on December 20, 2006. Red and yellow areas show the new chemical marker FDDNP binding to abnormal brain proteins or 'plaques and tangles.' (UCLA/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A chemical designed by doctors in Los
Angeles could give unprecedented insight into the ravages of
Alzheimer's disease and provide a new way to test for
treatments, a study showed on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>