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09/07/2014

A blood test identifing the likelihood of developing Alzheimer's Disease could be available in two years. Lousie White asks if listeners would take it.

TOPIC 1: AIRPORT SECURITY
All passengers flying into or out of the UK have been advised to ensure electronic devices in hand luggage are sufficiently charged to be turned on. The Department for Transport (DfT) said there could be checks "on some routes into or out of the UK" but did not disclose which routes were involved. The advice was already being applied on some flights from the UK to the US. The US announced new security measures last week, apparently in response to a terror threat.
Louise asks: Do stricter airport security measures make you feel safer?

TOPIC 2: ALZHEIMERS
A blood test that identifies patients likely to develop Alzheimer's Disease could be available in two years, according to scientists. The test, which works long before there are recognisable symptoms, is almost 90% accurate, new research shows. And the inventors believe it would allow drugs to be tested in the early stages of the disease, in the hope of delaying or even stopping further deterioration.

Louise asks: A blood test that identifies patients likely to develop Alzheimer's Disease could be available in two years - would you take it?

Extra Question:
Following Brazil's humiliating defeat 7-1 by Germany in last night's World Cup Semi-Final, we're asking how would you cheer up a Brazilian today?

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