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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.

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