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Scripps Wellderly Study

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An eight-year-long accrual and analysis of the whole genome sequences of healthy elderly people, or 'Wellderly,' has revealed a higher-than-normal presence of genetic variants offering protection from cognitive decline, researchers from the Scripps Translational Science Institute reported today in the journal Cell.

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Sigrid Knemeyer and Scripps Translational Science Institute

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