A new edition of World Alzheimer Report, to be published Sept. 20, 2024, will take a deep dive into how perceptions of dementia have changed over the past five years. It builds on a that found one in four people believed nothing could be done to prevent dementia, while evidence suggests 40 per cent of cases could be delayed or prevented by addressing modifiable risk factors.


Montreal, October 20, 2021 - A person who receives a life-changing diagnosis of dementia has many questions. What changes can I expect to my daily routine? How long can I remain independent? How will this affect my relationship with my loved ones?

Doctors who work with individuals at risk of developing dementia have long suspected that patients who do not realize they experience memory problems are at greater risk of seeing their condition worsen in a short time frame, a suspicion that now has been confirmed by a team of 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ clinician scientists.

Québec Science magazine has selected its for 2017, including three involving 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ researchers. The annual list has highlighted top scientific research from across Quebec for the past 25 years, and 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ has been cited more than any other institution during that quarter-century.
Here are the selected discoveries involving 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ scientists for the past year: