Alzheimer’s disease claims nearly 500,000 American lives each year.  And now new research has discovered the “predictors” of Alzheimer’s disease could rest within one’s specific lipids – detected through a blood test.  The test could identify who is most likely (research states 90 percent accuracy) to be diagnosed with the disease.

If one is identified, before symptoms appear, as likely to one day have the disease, possible treatment could begin. This news could catapult research –and answers - far beyond what we have previously imagined.

The mythical game of “Would you want to know if you were going to get Alzheimer’s?” now requires additional thought when treatment may easily follow. Just as women who have the BRCA gene for breast cancer make proactive choices, potential Alzheimer’s sufferers may be able to use the predictors to make proactive decisions, possibly eliminating the onset of the disease. A longed-for miracle within many families.

(S-R archive photo)

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