May 23, 2017 By Peter Vavougios Physiotherapist Certified exercise expert for aging adults St. Mary's Hospital Center, a facility of the Montréal West Island Integrated University Health and Social Services Centre

Did you know that if one of your parents suffered from Alzheimer's, your own chance of developing it increases by 50% or more? Worrisome? Yes! But new research is exploring ways to intervene early enough in the disease to prevent its devastating symptoms and its impact on our aging society. Lecturer: John Breitner, MD, MPH, Research Scientist, Douglas Institute, Director, Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease

Judes Poirier, PhD, gives a lecture on aging, the causes, risk factors, and emerging therapies during the 2006 Mini-Psych School