Tvåspråkighet försenar demens i 4 år
Enligt en kanadensisk undersökning med 200 deltagare tycks tvåspråkighet vara en faktor som försenar demens med fyra år.
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They found that the patients seemed to be at similar stages of cognitive dysfunction, but they could be divided into two groups, one of which showed a much later onset (over four years later) for the cognitive problems. So what did that group have that the other one lacked–did they get more exercise, eat a different diet, or work the New York Times crossword puzzle every day? Nope–they were bilingual.
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