Being bilingual can delay onset of Alzheimer

Bilingual infants show language advantages over the monolingual

In a report titled 'Bilingualism: consequences for mind and brain' by the Department of Psychology at York University of Toronto, headed by Ellen Bialystok and published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences, it was found that bilingual patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease presented symptoms up to five years later than those who had spoken only one language over the same period. The symptoms that were impacted most were those that dealt with mental functions such as loss of memory, confusion and difficulty in resolving problems or planning.>>>

Alzheimer experts warn that significant advances will not be available for at least ten years

SPAIN (Agencies) Several Spanish experts of international repute yesterday warned jointly, via the Fundación Alzhéimer de España (FAE), that there are unlikely to be any significant advances in the eradication of the illness for at least another ten years. Treatment will probably be palliative rater than curative, so the experts advise patients and relatives not to hold out false hopes.>FAE brought together the country's leading researches and investigators for a meeting in Madrid last week. The foundation's President, Micheline Selmes, pointed out that symptomatic medication became available 15 years ago, but "nothing relevant is expected" until at least 2020, despite the fact that "false expectations are created periodically, and this results in frustration for patients as well as their families.">