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A blood test may detect Alzheimer's 16 years before symptoms
Posted on 1/23/19 at 7:28 am
Posted on 1/23/19 at 7:28 am
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Doctors may be able to predict if someone will develop Alzheimer's disease up to 16 years before they show symptoms by testing for a certain protein in the blood, new research published in the journal Nature Medicine suggests. While no cure exists yet for Alzheimer's disease, the research could help in testing treatment options, the study's lead author said.
Is this something people would really want to know about before the onset? I'm not sure I would.
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Posted on 1/23/19 at 7:29 am to redstick13
Hell yeah I would...you would do a lot of things different if you knew
Posted on 1/23/19 at 7:29 am to redstick13
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Is this something people would really want to know about before the onset?
Absolutely.
I'd move to a state with legal physician-assisted suicide, and after 16 years I'd go through with that.
Posted on 1/23/19 at 7:29 am to redstick13
Hookers & Blow
Posted on 1/23/19 at 7:30 am to L S Usetheforce
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Hell yeah I would...you would do a lot of things different if you knew
Good point. Your loved ones would have it pretty tough though.
Posted on 1/23/19 at 7:31 am to redstick13
Would be saddening to find out, though.
Posted on 1/23/19 at 7:31 am to redstick13
Yes to prepare.
Also I’m sure there are pre-treatments or lifestyle changes that could slow it down or lessen symptoms.
Also I’m sure there are pre-treatments or lifestyle changes that could slow it down or lessen symptoms.
Posted on 1/23/19 at 7:33 am to redstick13
As fricking horrible as it would be, it would give you 16 years to get your affairs in order. Better than a sudden diagnosis.
Posted on 1/23/19 at 7:35 am to redstick13
It would really eff you up if you got a false positive.
Posted on 1/23/19 at 7:35 am to TheCaterpillar
Drink lots of water and less soda is s good way to start.
Posted on 1/23/19 at 7:36 am to redstick13
Then what?
Be denied for every type of insurance coverage available?
Be denied for every type of insurance coverage available?
Posted on 1/23/19 at 7:37 am to TheCaterpillar
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Also I’m sure there are pre-treatments or lifestyle changes that could slow it down or lessen symptoms.
My stepfather was diagnosed in the early stages of Alzheimer's and was put on Aricept, which I think helped slow the progression of the disease significantly. He lived for a while before he died of a heart attack and never reached late stages of Alzheimer's. He and my mother even traveled a bunch after his diagnosis.
So yes, I would want to know early.
This post was edited on 1/23/19 at 7:39 am
Posted on 1/23/19 at 7:40 am to redstick13
If I’m reading this right, you’ve got a 2% chance of having it at age 65, and an 8% chance at 85.
Looks like the odds are in my favor. Eat right, excercise, and stay active. I’d try to do that even if I knew it would hit me.
Also, as someone noted, knowing would eff up your loved ones as bad as you.
Looks like the odds are in my favor. Eat right, excercise, and stay active. I’d try to do that even if I knew it would hit me.
Also, as someone noted, knowing would eff up your loved ones as bad as you.
This post was edited on 1/23/19 at 7:42 am
Posted on 1/23/19 at 7:41 am to redstick13
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Is this something people would really want to know about before the onset? I'm not sure I would.
As someone who has family history of Alzheimer's, I'm torn. If researchers could develop legitimate ways to slow the progression of the disease, sure, the earlier you find out and can abate symptoms the better. Until that time, I think I'd rather not have that cloud of dread looming over my head for a decade and a half.
This post was edited on 1/23/19 at 7:51 am
Posted on 1/23/19 at 7:44 am to redstick13
This would screw you over in the life insurance policy pricing
Posted on 1/23/19 at 7:44 am to redstick13
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Is this something people would really want to know about before the onset? I'm not sure I would.
would plan on retirement earlier so i can enjoy my no working years to my fullest, spent more time with kids/wife/family
I would even plan on making a video documentary to pass to my kids before my mind started to go.
Posted on 1/23/19 at 7:45 am to redstick13
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Is this something people would really want to know about before the onset? I'm not sure I would.
Don't worry about that, you'd forget before too long.
Posted on 1/23/19 at 7:45 am to redstick13
And then after being ostracized from coverage, this is just a single genetic "propensity" test that will unquivocally state it is NOT 100% accurate.
Fear rulz!
Fear rulz!
Posted on 1/23/19 at 7:46 am to redstick13
Seems you could prepare yourself better for it. Like write up a reminder of important things so you can remember certain people and stuff.
Posted on 1/23/19 at 7:47 am to L S Usetheforce
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Hell yeah I would...you would do a lot of things different if you knew
Why? I understand doing things different if it was avoidable or preventable through lifestyle changes, but if it's just knowledge of the inevitable outcome, what difference does it make?
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