Is it mild cognitive impairment? Many want to know

Is it mild cognitive impairment? Many want to know
[6 October 2006 - Reuters Health] There appears to be considerable interest among healthy older adults in screening and treatment for mild cognitive impairment, a condition now generally considered to be a precursor to Alzheimer's disease. Among 149 healthy adults aged 35 and older, 98 percent said they would be willing to be tested for mild cognitive impairment if a family member suggested they had memory problems. African Americans were more willing than whites to be screened at the suggestion of a family member (75 percent vs. 57 percent). Ninety-nine percent would be willing to take a drug if it would halve their risk of progressing from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease, while 92 percent would take a medication to delay onset of AD by 1 year. Dr. William Dale from the University of Chicago and colleagues report their survey results in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. More