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New neighbourhood for Alzheimer's patients

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Some 36 million people are estimated to suffer from Alzheimer's disease, an illness that causes memory loss. That's one in every 20 people over 65. The Dutch capital Amsterdam has built a neighbourhood designed to serve the needs of those with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. 

One side of a healthy brain (L) is pictured next to another of a person suffering from Alzheimer's disease
One side of a healthy brain (L) is pictured next to another of a person suffering from Alzheimer's disease Reuters/Denis Balibouse
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