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Predisposed. >> is there something people can do proactively if they have this information to try to ward off or delay the onset of symptoms if they are more likely to develop alzheimer's? >> again, this is a huge area of research within the alzheimer's and dementia community, how do we prevent. what we've learned so far is social interaction, cognitive stimulation, exercise, and living a healthy lifestyle, controlling blood pressure, diabetes, and smoking, all that can reduce risk. we've talked recently in the news about the new drugs that are in the pipeline that are being tested, whether th...

>> dr. tarron is joining us now. hemsworth did blood work and discovered this. explain. >> correct. so, it's a little bit difficult to talk about genetic risk for late onset al zawzheimer's dise. increases the risk of late onset alzheimer's. if you have one copy of the genes, it's twofold. -- it's really that four that's associated with increased risk. less removal with that form of the gene. so, you know, it's tough to learn this because what do you do with this information? and i think that's really the next question is who should be tested and how do you go on from here knowing that you may...