Do people really want to know their risk of getting Alzheimer’s?

Do people really want to know their risk of getting Alzheimer’s?

A new study has highlighted the complex emotions and ethical dilemmas of learning your future risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Among 274 healthy research participants from the US aged 65 and over, 40 per cent declined to receive their personal risk estimates — despite having initially expressed an interest in doing so. These risk estimates were … Read more