Ageing Category

Health issues relating to ageing populations and social care.

MISFIT project keeping women active

Diabetes
Positive impact of Flash glucose monitoring
New study reveals positive impacts of Flash glucose monitoring on blood sugar and quality of life Researchers compared finger prick testing to Flash glucose monitoring with optional alarms (FreeStyle Libre …
NHS, Nursing, Poverty
63% of nurses choosing food or fuel
RCN strike ballot insights: Two thirds (63%) of nurses choosing between food and fuel and one in five (14%) turn to food banks as vast majority call for inflation matched …
Integrative, Lifestyle, Muscular & Skeletal
5 tips to avoid back pain at …
Rachel Murray, Head of Employee Wellbeing, at Bupa UK shares 5 tips to avoid back pain at work for Back Care Awareness Week 2022. An estimated ten million people in …
Global Reach, Neurology
WHO’s first blueprint for dementia research
Launch of WHO’s first blueprint for dementia research: Dementia is one of the greatest health challenges of our generation. “Although dementia is the 7th leading cause of death globally, dementia …
Neurology, Paediatrics
Music in childhood boosts brains in later …
Music in childhood boosts brains in later life according to new study from University of Edinburgh. Taking up a musical instrument in childhood and adolescence is associated with improved thinking …