Join the Inserm YouTube channel on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at 8:30 p.m. for a new edition of “30 Minutes of Santé” dedicated to the topic of dementia.
Dementia is not a specific disease. This is an umbrella term that describes a broad range of symptoms associated with a decline in memory or other cognitive abilities that are severe enough to leave a person unable to carry out everyday activities. Alzheimer’s disease accounts for 70% of cases.
This program is offered on the occasion of Brain Week 2024.
Stakeholders:
- Gaël NicolasProfessor of genetics, head of the laboratory Genomics of Cancer and Brain, Genomics Team for Research into Brain Diseases (Unit 1245). Insert/University of Rouen-Normandy)
- Claudine BerrInserm Research Director, Epidemiologist at the Montpellier Neuroscience Institute, Neuropops Team (Unit 1298 Inserm/University of Montpellier)
- Gaël ChételatInserm Research Director, in the Laboratory of Physiopathology and Neuroimaging (Department 1337 Inserm/University of Caen Normandy)
A program prepared and moderated by Jean Fauquet, science journalist.
All 30-minute health programs are available in repeat on the Inserm YouTube channel.