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Sir Jackie Stewart: F1 is hastening race to dementia cure

Formula 1's ability to find quick solutions is hastening the race to find a cure for dementia, believes three-time world champion Sir Jackie Stewart. The 80-year-old Scot set up the Race Against Dementia charity in 2018, two years after his wife, Lady Helen, was diagnosed with the disease. Stewart's organisation has given PhD students Formula 1 team experience. "Our PhDs go to Red Bull and McLaren and see how things are done more quickly," he told BBC Scotland. Stewart's wife has limited short-term memory and impaired mobility, requiring round-the-clock care, and he had become dismayed at the speed of progress in medical research. Languages affected differently by brain disease...
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