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Starting in Norway, a new approach to Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's disease patient Isidora Tomaz, 82, sits in her armchair with two chairs placed in front of her by her husband Amilcar Dos Santos (unseen) to prevent her from falling to the ground in their house in Lisbon September 15, 2009. Several low income Portuguese families with Alzheimer's patients under their care are supported by Portugal's Alzheimer Association, a charity. Alzheimer Europe estimates the number of Alzheimer's patients in the European Union alone to surpass 7.0 million. September 21 is World Alzheimer's Day.

An Alzheimer's patient: "We are – in our whole personality – the sum of our memories." Image: REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Bjarte Reve
CEO, Nansen Neuroscience Network
May-Britt Moser
Professor, Nobel Laureate, NTNU
Edvard Moser
Professor, Nobel Laureate, NTNU
Christian Doeller
Professor, NTNU
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