Many Older Adults Want to Know More About Their DNA

The National Poll on Healthy Aging suggests that only a small percentage of Americans in their 50s and early 60s have had their DNA tested, but it also indicates that far more older adults are interested in, but skeptical about, genetic testing. The poll is conducted by University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation in Ann Arbor.
DNA testing is commonly done for medical reasons, out of curiosity, or to provide information about ancestry and heritage. The most common reason for skepticism, according to the poll: Genetic testing could lead to concerns about future health.
Results of the poll, which involved 993 adults between 50 and 64, indicate that 1 in 10 have completed direct-to-consumer genetic testing, like 23andMe or Ancestry, and 1 in 20 have had genetic testing ordered by their health care provider. More than half of those polled expressed an interest in DNA testing to better understand their health risks, guide their medical care, or learn more about their ancestry.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved direct-to-consumer genetic tests for a number of diseases and conditions. About two-thirds of older adults who responded to the poll expressed at least some interest in learning about their risk for Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Sourced from: Michigan Medicine – University of Michigan
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Lung Disease May Raise Risk of Dementia

Your chance of developing dementia may go up if you have lung disease in middle age, according to a study published in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
The study authors found that lung diseases were linked to mild cognitive impairment, as well as to dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. The association was stronger for restrictive lung diseases, such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and sarcoidosis, than it was for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
The researchers assessed data on, and interviewed more than, 14,000 people with an average age of 54 who had undergone a lung test called spirometry. After an average of 23 years, they assessed the participants for dementia and cognitive impairment.
Researchers found that the odds of dementia or mild cognitive impairment were 58 percent higher among those with restrictive lung disease and 33 percent higher among those with obstructive lung disease.
The study’s authors speculate that the low blood oxygen levels associated with lung disease may have led to inflammation, stress, and other damage to the blood vessels in the participants’ brains.
The authors of the study believe the link between the two conditions should encourage efforts to help people quit smoking and improve air quality, to lessen the risk of lung diseases.
Sourced from: American Thoracic Society
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