Speaking a Second Language Protects Against Alzheimers

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Speaking a Second Language Protects Against Alzheimers

douglas

Speaking a Second Language Protects Against Alzheimers

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20110218/sc_livescience/learningasecondlanguageprotectsagainstalzheimers

Here is an interesting article discussing how being bilingual can help protect us from the effects of alzheimers disease.

-- I guess they can all call us "Doctor" now

21 Feb 2011

Greek Professor

WOW!

THANKS Douglas, Really interesting. I �ll surely put it up for my students to see...ha ha ha

Maybe I will get them to call me "DOCTOR" from now on...

21 Feb 2011

maryse pey�

how long will I live ! I love languages so much !!! Thanks for that very piece of news and interesting article !

21 Feb 2011

miss_marina...

One more reason to learn English as a second language!

Thanks Douglas !

21 Feb 2011

savvinka

Yeeh, the article is very interesting, the other day I was very sorry to read that Reports say Prince Charles, the 62 year old heir to the British throne, has the Alzhemer desease...

21 Feb 2011