Keeping young
My first trusteeship was back in 1987 for what is now Age UK. The charity now includes more than 150 local Age UKs throughout England...
Tag: dementia
Voxel mapping for Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease is by far the commonest form of dementia, affecting around 1.5 per cent of all people over the age of 65. There is...
Open access to memory clinics
Around 850,000 people in the UK are living with dementia, but the number of people who actually have the condition without being given a formal...
Light on dementia
Alzheimer’s disease is by far the commonest form of dementia affecting around 5 per cent of all people over the age of 75. There is still...
Till death, or the nursing home, us do part?
“For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, till death us do part”. These are the promises made between a...
The brain of Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s is a disease that physically affects the brain, causing the cells to die off. It is named after a German neurologist, Alois Alzheimer who first described...
Your risk of getting Dementia
As part of our regular series on the risks of getting common chronic diseases, this week we look at your risk of developing dementia. The number...
Longing for a healthy heart?
Men and women of the future will be feeling the effects of age-related health problems later in life, according to the Office for National Statistics....
Soya
Consuming too many soya products like tofu might increase the risk for memory loss, according to some studies. One study published in April 2000 in...
Why are blueberries good for you?
When it comes to a superfood, you don’t get much more super than blueberries. The little blue fruits, also known as bilberries, whinberries and blaeberries,...
