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How hundreds of religious sisters contributed to ‘groundbreaking’ 30-year Alzheimer’s study

Mar 14, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Launched in 1986 by neurologist David Snowdon, the “Nun Study” produced “seminal findings” on “cognitive impairment and related neuropathologies,” researchers... Read more

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