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Understanding Alzheimer’s Through Epidemiology

The impact of Alzheimer’s disease on sufferers and those close to them is disastrous. This is a disease for which there is neither curative nor preventative treatment. With the launch of the Alzheimer plan two years ago, Elysée made this disease its hobbyhorse, and the 3C study coordinated by Christophe Tzourio’s neuroepidemiology laboratory (UMRS 708) is one of its flagship projects. This study is based on cohort of over 9000 people, all aged over 65.

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