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Dementia Patients Like Sandra Day O’Connor May Hold Key to Cure

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The former Supreme Court justice retired to help her husband battle Alzheimer’s. Research suggests there may be clues to the cure in that relationship.

Tanya Basu
Tanya Basu 

Senior Editor, Science

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Senior Editor, Science

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