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21 ways to avoid Alzheimer’s & dementia plus latest on a cure

A digital image of a brain.Presently there is no cure for dementia – but IT CAN BE AVOIDED.  In the last 18 months we have accumulated many stories identifying 21 ways to fight dementia and Alzheimer’s.  This real...
 

Berries boost brain

A model brain.Eat berries to help prevent age related mental decline. Strawberries, rasberries, blackberries, blueberries, whatever berry it is, ‘chomp away’ to keep that brain purring away efficiently....
 

Ice cream could be as addictive as cocaine

An ice cream.Everyone knows that the first spoon of ice cream is deadly, leaving you wanting more. New research, from the Oregon Research Institute, indicates that it may be genuinely addictive. The researchers co...
 

Curry could fight dementia

Curry spices.What better excuse for a weekly takeaway than knowing that it could be helping you to fight off dementia? Researchers from Linkoping University in Sweden found that a key ingredient in curry, turmeric...
 

Alzheimer’s reversed with skin cancer drug

Pills and pill packets.A laboratory study has indicated that a drug commonly used to fight skin cancer could start to reverse Alzheimer’s disease in a matter of hours. Researchers have described the discovery as an &#...
 

A glass of milk a day could keep Alzheimer’s at bay

A yoghurt.According to a study from the University of Maine, drinking a glass of milk every day may increase brain power, improve memory and prevent mental decline. Milk has long been known to help build health...
 

Signs of autism as early as six months

A brain model.A study from the University of London has found that early signs of autism can be detected in babies as young as six months by measuring their brain activity. Researchers measured infants’ respo...
 

The Greatest & Parkinson’s

Muhammad Ali, picture WikipediaToday is Muhammad Ali’s 70th birthday.  Three times World Heavyweight Champion and voted as the BBC Sports Personality of the Century, Ali is the most famous sufferer of Parkinson’s disease. Muha...
 

Alzheimer’s disease ‘reversed’

A model brain.Scientists claim to have reversed the effects of Alzheimer’s disease in a patient by stimulating his brain with electrodes. The technique, called Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), is currently used ...
 

Teens risk brain damage

Teens risk brain damage A study by the University of Wisconsin in the US has warned that teenagers who don’t get enough sleep risk more than just mood swings. They discovered that sleep-deprived adolescent mice didn...