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Texas Alzheimer’s Research Improves Patient Options

As fans mourned widely-admired basketball coach Pat Summitt, North Texas researchers say her death from Alzheimer’s disease helps raise awareness about potential gains in diagnosis, treatment and cures.

by Madeline Conway

The Health Information Exchange Laboratory at The University of Texas at Austin simulates the workflow of new health information exchange systems.
Credit: Tamir Kalifa

As fans mourned widely-admired basketball coach Pat Summitt, North Texas researchers say her death from Alzheimer’s disease helps raise awareness about potential gains in diagnosis, treatment and cures. (CBS DFW)

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