York University professor Ellen Bialystok recently spoke with National Public Radio about how bilingualism is beneficial to our cognitive development and can prevent the onset of Alzheimer's. To listen to the interview, click here. Bialystok, a Distinguished Research Professor in York's Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health,  has published widely on bilingualism and its effects on aging, including a study in collaboration with Toronto's Baycrest Research Centre for Aging and the Brain. Media in the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, India and the Middle Easthave  reported on Bialystok's research.