/newsroom/taxonomy/term/8536/all en /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-identify-correlation-between-mild-behavioural-impairment-and-alzheimers-321513 <p>New research from Ã山ǿ¼é has found that the presence and severity of mild behavioural impairment (MBI) in cognitively healthy individuals is strongly associated with the presence of amyloid plaques deposits in the brain, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease.</p> Wed, 08 Apr 2020 17:21:43 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 207272 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/alzheimers-disease-neuronal-loss-very-limited-283921 <p>Frequently encountered in the elderly, Alzheimer’s is considered a neurodegenerative disease, which means that it is accompanied by a significant, progressive loss of neurons and their nerve endings, or synapses. A joint French and Canadian study published in Scientific Reports now challenges this view.</p> Tue, 16 Jan 2018 21:09:32 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 32837 at /newsroom /newsroom/sylvain-williams Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 23152 at /newsroom