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"Right now there&amp;#039;s no reliable test you can take to predict whether or not you&amp;#039;ll develop Alzheimer&amp;#039;s. But if such a test did exist, would you even want to take it? Two-thirds of people surveyed say yes, they would\u2014even if they were perfectly healthy and didn&amp;#039;t have any symptoms, according to research presented at the Alzheimer&amp;#039;s Association International Conference in Paris last week. I&amp;#039;m not entirely sure I agree. In theory, a predictive test sounds intriguing. The more information, the better, right? But what would you do with that info? If you already have Alzheimer&amp;#039;s symptoms, there are drugs that can help a little. But at the moment, there isn&amp;#039;t anything you can take to stave off the disease or even slow its progression (although scientists are certainly working on it). So what would be the point of knowing? Would I just sit around every day waiting and worrying, but not being able to do anything about it? That sounds kind of pointless. That said, research aimed at developing drugs to prevent Alzheimer&amp;#039;s and researched aimed at developing early detection tests goes hand in hand. So I certainly support work in both areas. But until those drugs exist, I personally wouldn&amp;#039;t want to get such definitive (potentially bad) news about my future. Would you? Click here to learn about how to keep your memory sharp as you age. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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