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Advice Why I enjoy games and puzzles: How can playing games and doing puzzles help us to stay well? We ask about the different ways people keep healthy and well, whether they have dementia or not. This time, we hear how games and puzzles help six readers. We ask about the different ways people keep healthy and well, whether they have dementia or not. This time, we hear how games and puzzles help six readers. ... 31 January 2020
News Tag: News. UEA's £1 million project launch to monitor ex-footballers for early signs of dementia - Alzheimer's Society comment Researchers at the University of East Anglia are crowd-funding a new project to test former professional football players for early signs of dementia. Read more
Advice Why I go walking: How can walking help us to stay well? We ask about the different ways you keep healthy and well, whether you have dementia or not. This time, we hear how walking helps five readers. We ask about the different ways you keep healthy and well, whether you have dementia or not. This time, we hear how walking helps five readers. ... 28 November 2019
News Tag: News. Healthy lifestyle may offset genetic risk of dementia – Alzheimer’s Society comment New research has highlighted that living a healthy lifestyle may help offset a person’s genetic risk of dementia. Read more
Research highlight Report: Is there a link between air pollution and dementia? Research has linked air pollution to a wide range of health problems, including dementia. Alzheimer's Society invited a panel of experts to analyse the evidence of this emerging risk factor. Research has linked air pollution to a wide range of health problems, including dementia. Alzheimer's Society invited a panel of experts to analyse the evidence of this emerging risk factor. ... 05 June 2019
Research Investigating mushrooms Josie Clarkson, a Dementia Support Worker and science writer in South London, looks at research into mushrooms and brain function. Josie Clarkson, a Dementia Support Worker and science writer in South London, looks at research into mushrooms and brain function. ... 04 June 2019
News Tag: News. WHO guidelines on risk reduction of cognitive decline and dementia – Alzheimer’s Society comment The WHO is launching their first guidelines on risk reduction of cognitive decline and dementia. Read more
News Tag: News. Drugs that lower blood pressure and cholesterol may not improve thinking and memory While drugs that lower blood pressure and cholesterol have been shown to be beneficial for heart health, a new study from Neurology has found that two such drugs may not provide a similar benefit to the brain. Read more
News Tag: News. Keeping active in middle age may be tied to lower risk of dementia - Alzheimer's Society comment Keeping physically and mentally active in middle age may be tied to a lower risk of developing dementia decades later, according to a study published today in the online journal Neurology. Read more
News Tag: News. Exercise may improve thinking skills in people as young as 20 A study published today in online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, suggests that regular aerobic exercise, such as walking, cycling or climbing stairs, may improve thinking skills not only in older people but in young people as well. Read more
News Tag: News. Study links lowering blood pressure with reduced cognitive impairment in later life A study, published today in JAMA, monitored 9,000 people to see if lowering blood pressure to different levels could reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. Read more
News Tag: News. Study finds moving more in old age may protect brain from dementia - Alzheimer's Society comment A new study suggests that older adults who stay active may maintain more of their memory and thinking skills compared to those who are less active. Read more