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Bilingualism Delays Onset of Alzheimer’s
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leosmith
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17 December 2010 at 1:12am | IP Logged

You may find this study interesting...
Bilingualism Delays Onset of
Alzheimer's Symptoms, Study Finds
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microsnout
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02 January 2011 at 6:22am | IP Logged

Here is an interview with one of the researchers of this study from the Dec 12th
program of the podcast "C'est la vie" on Radio-Canada. He also says that
speaking 3 or more languages is even better..

C'est la Vie - Dec 12 2010
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Ellsworth
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07 May 2011 at 3:46am | IP Logged

Hmm well my grandmother spoke about 5 languages (English, German, Spanish, French, Italian) and she had Alzheimers by age 60 which is pretty young. Maybe she was just an exception I guess.
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07 May 2011 at 2:35pm | IP Logged

Ellsworth wrote:

Hmm well my grandmother spoke about 5 languages (English, German, Spanish, French, Italian)
and she had Alzheimers by age 60 which is pretty young. Maybe she was just an exception I guess.

Nothing can protect one entirely from such unfortunate illnesses, though a healthy life both for body and brain can
decrease the risk for Alzheimers to brake out. Some people are lucky, some just unlucky. But, if it can minimize the
risk of getting Alzheimers it’s a good reason to learn more languages :).
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