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Bilingualism may defend against Alzheimer's

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October 13, 2011 - 12:28pm

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Unionist
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October 13, 2011 - 12:30pm
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Bilingualism may defend against Alzheimer's

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The study by Canadian researchers in the journal Cortex offers the first physical evidence that speaking more than one language delays the onset of disease.

"This is unheard of — no medicine comes close to delaying the onset of symptoms and now we have the evidence to prove this at the neuroanatomical level," Tom Schweizer, a neuroscientist who headed the research, said in a release.


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October 13, 2011 - 12:59pm
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There was a study a few years back that showed speaking more than one language prevented dementia in old age. I'm sure there's a thread on it, but I can't le trouver.


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October 13, 2011 - 1:02pm
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Yeah, that rings a bell. In fact, the link within the above item references a 2010 study, so it seems there have been several... Est-ce qu'il y avait des bons mots dans l'autre discussion?

 

 


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