Comments on: It’s Official: Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Seems to Be Possible

By: christina

christina — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:21:30 +0000

My Dad has Alzheimer and its very possible that i could inharit it what do i do

By: Pete

Pete — Thu, 12 May 2011 16:12:21 +0000

I’m an idiot and Discovermagazine let me post my inane comment on here anyways. Go take your medication, Dad.

By: kheun

kheun — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:16:13 +0000

May be the abnormal levels of proteins amyloid and tau are causing Alzheimer. Currently, we need more data to prove it. If they are really the real cause, restoring them to normal level should be able to prevent Alzheimer.

By: Steviepinhead

Steviepinhead — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:29:43 +0000

You (and your close relatives) might make distinctly different plans for your late-life care if you knew Alzheimer’s was in your longer-range forecast.

And the timing and contents of your “bucket list” might be affected, as well…

By: Daniel J. Andrews

Daniel J. Andrews — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:06:11 +0000

Would you want to know early on if you’re developing Alzheimer’s? If there’s no cure (yet) is living in ignorance of what is lurking in your head the better option? Unless you die from something else you’ll find out eventually, but at least you’ll have a few more years of being unaware.

Maybe those drugs which slow the progression with limited success might be more effective if they are able to catch it years earlier though, in which case you would want to know.

I think I’d want to know early even if the drugs weren’t going to help much.