Today's headline: Depression Linked to Alzheimer's Disease

"Depression Linked to Alzheimer's Disease" from WebMd is today's headline that makes hopeful Internet researchers sit up and take notice.

The above headline makes sense. It says there is a connection between a depressed state of mind and Alzheimer's and it will cause medical investigators to seek further ways of dealing with both. An interesting question one might want to ask is which comes first, the depression or the Alzheimer's. Or is the cause the one and the same.

Whatever evidence is found, it points to another question. Is Alzheimer's alerts -- DNA testing for predisposition to Alzheimer's -- a good thing. Will the worry over the knowledge of Alzheimer's bring the disease faster? If the answer here is yes, then shouldn't the testing be stopped? Not necessarily. It is by this test and the DNA discoveries, that may alert to further reasoning that may have a direct impact on the outcomes of the disease.

The vibes I get at the present time concerning Alzheimer's is that lines of communication are broken and how to repair these, or how to prevent them from being broken, is the next problem to solve.

PS. All of the above, with the exception of the headline itself, is mere speculation on the part of this speculator. It was prompted by speculation and not proven facts.
The headline hunter.