En este episodio hablaremos sobre uno de los estudios más interesantes llevados a cabo durante los últimos años, THE NUN STUDY. Un estudio que trata de aportar conocimiento acerca de las causas que producen la enfermedad de Alzheimer en un grupo de 678 monjas.

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