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Brainteaser: Can an iPad game detect Alzheimer’s?

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The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has struck a deal with therapeutic game developer Akili Interactive Labs to test whether Project:EVO, which runs on iPhones and iPads, can discern cognitive differences in healthy older adults at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. The agreement will be announced Thursday morning.

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