Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, currently affects around 450,000 people in the UK alone and currently has no cure.

阿尔茨海默病是一种最常见导致痴呆的疾病，现在单单在英国就已经有450,000人患此病，并且还未得到治疗。

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The research could provide new hope to almost 500, 000 people who suffer from Alzheimer's Disease, the most common form of dementia in Britain.

在英国有将近500000人罹患这种痴呆的最常见病症——阿尔茨海默氏症，而这项研究让他们看到了希望。

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"Speaking two languages isn't going to do anything to dodge the bullet" of getting Alzheimer's disease or dementia, says Ellen Bialystok, a bilingualism researcher at York University in Toronto.

美国多伦多约克大学双语研究专家Ellen Bialystok博士说，“说两种语言并不能帮助你躲避阿尔兹海默症或痴呆症的子弹”。

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Known as brain infarcts, they're involved in vascular dementia, the second most common form of dementia, after Alzheimer's disease.

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Memantine is also especially useful in the treatment of patients with Alzheimer's disease and patients with vascular dementia.

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Haloperidol (Haldol) is indicated in the treatment of behavior issues in a patient with Alzheimer's disease, but can be harmful to a patient with dementia caused by Parkinson's disease.

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