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New dementia test 'very significant'
Scientists at Cambridge University have discovered that a simple memory test can predict whether someone will develop dementia up to two years in advance.
The researcher who developed the test, Dr Dennis Chan, was talking to Martha Kearney.
Above are some of the pictures used in the test.
Credit: Cambridge University
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