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Give your brain a workout

Give your brain a workout

Experts say that the key to preventing Alzheimer’s may lie in being physically active. Personal trainer Jason Anderson reveals [...]

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Obesity-dementia link highlighted

Obesity-dementia link highlighted

Rising levels of obesity in middle age could cause a major rise in the number of dementia sufferers, researchers [...]

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Peppers ‘help prevent Parkinson’s’

Peppers ‘help prevent Parkinson’s’

Edible nicotine in peppers, tomatoes and potatoes may protect against Parkinson’s disease, a study suggests. The research adds to [...]

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Musical medicine eases the memory gap

Musical medicine eases the memory gap

Dementia can be extremely upsetting for both sufferers and their loved ones, but music therapy can have profoundly beneficial [...]

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Mediterranean diet ‘may aid memory’

Mediterranean diet ‘may aid memory’

A Mediterranean diet low in red meat and dairy food and high in omega-3 fatty acids can help preserve [...]

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Warning over dementia screenings

Warning over dementia screenings

The routine screening of all elderly patients for dementia would be a “disaster”, an expert is expected to warn. [...]

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Parkinson’s sufferers ‘face abuse’

Parkinson’s sufferers ‘face abuse’

Parkinson’s disease sufferers are being subjected to “intolerable levels of prejudice”, a charity has warned, after it was found [...]

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Rosemary smell ‘may improve memory’

Rosemary smell ‘may improve memory’

The smell of rosemary could boost your memory, researchers said. Aroma of essential oil from the herb could improve [...]

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Mentally taxing tasks ‘harm cells’

Mentally taxing tasks ‘harm cells’

Mentally taxing tasks really can do your head in – by causing genetic damage to nerve cells, research has [...]

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Whately urges care ‘gold standard’

Whately urges care ‘gold standard’

Actor Kevin Whately has said there should be a gold standard for care homes that look after people suffering [...]

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Launch for Dementia Friends scheme

Launch for Dementia Friends scheme

An ambitious initiative to train one million people as “dementia friends” to help boost volunteering, education and support for [...]

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Green tea, red wine could aid dementia fight

Green tea, red wine could aid dementia fight

Chemicals in green tea and red wine may block the brain damage caused by Alzheimer’s disease, an early-stage study [...]

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‘Brain-boosting’ shake goes on sale

‘Brain-boosting’ shake goes on sale

A brain-boosting milkshake that is said to reduce symptoms of early Alzheimer’s has gone on sale in the UK. [...]

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Charity cyclist to raise Alzheimer’s awareness

Charity cyclist to raise Alzheimer’s awareness

A cyclist plans to spend 66 days travelling along the famous Route 66 in America – while raising money [...]

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Beet(root) Dementia!

Beet(root) Dementia!

The Daily Mail has reported that a daily glass of beetroot juice could act as a good preventative against [...]

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