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The definition of dementia according to Wikipedia: Dementia (taken from Latin, originally meaning “madness”, from de- “without” + ment, the root of mens “mind”) is a serious loss of cognitive ability in a previously unimpaired person, beyond what might be expected from normal aging. It may be static, the result of a unique global brain [...]
Un cerveau bilingue est un cerveau sain. Présidents des deux langues peut avoir des défenses supplémentaires contre l’apparition de la démence et la maladie d’Alzheimer, voilà selon la nouvelle recherche a annoncé ce week-end à l’Association américaine pour l’avancement des sciences de réunion à Washington, DC. Psychologue Ellen Bialystok et son équipe ont étudié plus [...]
Needless use of anti-psychotic drugs is widespread in dementia care and contributes to the death of many patients, an official review suggests. About 180,000 patients a year are given the drugs in care homes, hospitals and their own homes to manage aggression. But the expert review – commissioned by ministers – said the treatment was [...]
Tissue created in a laboratory has been used to completely replace the erectile tissue of the penis in animals. This advance has hopes raised of being able to restore full function to human penises that have been damaged by injury or disease. Scientists for Wake Forest University, North Carolina gave rabbits the engineered tissue and [...]