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by asp_hornet 690 days ago
There is a dead comment which is actually quite interesting:

> The specter of dementia frequently makes me want to not live all that long.

What’s the point of knowing you’re probability of Alzheimers if there is no cure or means to delay it. Its just a shadow constantly looming over you and can be used in the future to deny you opportunities.

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We already know of many factors that delay Alzheimer's, there are likely new ones to be found as well.
Aplogies, i know very little about the subject. I just went by the article:

> Testing recommendations could change if scientists find drugs that can delay or halt Alzheimer’s pathology in people who have not yet developed cognitive problems. But for now, said Dr. Boxer, “most of us feel like it would not be ethical to use it in people who don’t yet have symptoms, unless it’s in the context of a research study.”