Anne Fagan, Ph.D., and Courtney Sutphen, Washington University School of Medicine (IMAGE)

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Anne Fagan, Ph.D., and Courtney Sutphen, Washington University School of Medicine

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Anne Fagan, Ph.D., professor of neurology (left), and Courtney Sutphen, a graduate student, are lead authors on a study showing that changes in the spinal fluid during middle age may help doctors identify people at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease later in life.

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Michael C. Purdy

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