Alzheimers

Dementia Breakthrough: Scientists Find Key To Early Diagnosis

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 21.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Scientists believe they have found a key which could help lead to an earlier diagnosis of neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. ...

Scientists Hail Alzheimer's And Parkinson's Breakthroughs

PA | Posted 21.05.2013 | UK

Scientists believe they have found a key which could help lead to an earlier diagnosis of neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. ...

Breathing Problems During Sleep Linked To Alzheimer's Disease

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Breathing difficulties during sleep may be an early warning sign of future Alzheimer's disease, researchers believe. Experts are not sure how sleep...

Dementia Awareness Week

Hannah Gal | Posted 20.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Hannah Gal

Like so many sufferers, Joan and Gracie are both under 24-hour care after endangering their lives and putting their families through agonizing worry. From leaving taps running and stove fire burning to wandering to the shops wearing pyjamas and sitting at the bus stop at midnight waiting hours on end for the bus.

Obesity In Middle-Age Could Lead To Dementia

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Rising levels of obesity in middle age could cause a major rise in the number of dementia sufferers, researchers have warned. The risk of having de...

Brain Implant 'Could Generate Memories'

Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 08.05.2013 | UK Tech

A team of scientists at the University of Southern California believe they are two years away from creating a brain implant capable of generating memo...

Police Plan To Tag Dementia Patients Slammed

PA | Posted 01.05.2013 | UK

Elderly care campaigners have branded a police force's decision to buy tracking devices for dementia patients as "completely wrong". Sussex Police ...

Swedish Scientists Shed Light On Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 23.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Research suggests that the disrupted metabolism of sugar, fat and calcium is part of the process that causes the death of neurons in Alzheimer's disea...

Former Prime Minister's Struggle With Dementia

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 08.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle

During her time in power, Baroness Thatcher was renowned for her razor-like intellect and power-house memory. But in a twist of fate, the former Pr...

Rylan Faces Backlash Over Alzheimer's Tweets

The Huffington Post UK | Ashley Percival | Posted 02.04.2013 | UK Entertainment

Rylan Clark has been forced to defend comments he made about Alzheimer's disease after facing a backlash on Twitter. The former 'X Factor' star pos...

Dr Phillip Lee MP's Vision of a Cutting-Edge NHS

Martina Keens-Betts | Posted 31.03.2013 | UK Politics
Martina Keens-Betts

The Mid Staffs crisis is testament to the appalling problems which besiege the NHS organization or shall we say NHS disorganization and I believe are down to the fact that the whole thing is a haphazard configuration of dilapidated sites - the operations of which can never be properly mapped nor measured and thus efficiently managed.

Mentally Challenging Tasks Can Damage Brain And Cause Alzheimer's, Study Suggests

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 25.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Mentally taxing tasks really can do your head in -- by causing genetic damage to nerve cells, research has shown. But the process is perfectly norm...

The Single Life and the Value of the Personal Mastermind Group

Martina Keens-Betts | Posted 18.05.2013 | UK
Martina Keens-Betts

I recently attended a government-related healthcare function where I was confronted with an award-winning company owner who boasted that he'd been abl...

Disrupted Sleep Is First Sign Of Alzheimer's Disease

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Research suggests that an early sign of dementia could be disrupted sleep patterns. Findings published in JAMA Neurology highlight a potential link...

Weird Weddings 2013

Vikki Geary | Posted 29.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Vikki Geary

This is the time of year when all the couples that got engaged over Christmas / New Year begin to make concrete plans. In the spirit of spring weddings, here is a taster of some of the more left-field ceremonies you can expect in the months ahead. Happy wedding attending/planning!

Record Number Of People In Care Homes Have Dementia

PA | Posted 26.02.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Less than half of dementia sufferers living in care homes enjoy a good quality of life, a charity has warned as it revealed that record numbers of peo...

Get Off Your High Horse - Why We Should All Be Eating Horse Meat

Aidan Goggins | Posted 26.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Aidan Goggins

Horse meat is a superior nutritional source to the other red meats we habitually eat of both iron and omega-3 fatty acids, two critical nutrients many of us don't get enough of.

Dementia Postcode Lottery: Will You Get Diagnosed Where You Live?

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 15.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Dementia sufferers are facing a postcode lottery of diagnosis, a charity has warned. In some areas of the UK as few as one in three people sufferin...

Surgical Menopause 'Affects Memory'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 15.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Removal of a woman's ovaries leads to an increased risk of mental decline in older age, a study has found. The procedure, which triggers a "surgica...

Anti-Alzheimer’s Shake Goes On Sale

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle

A brain-boosting milkshake that is said to reduce symptoms of early Alzheimer's went on sale in the UK on Monday. Souvenaid, which costs £3.49 per...

Passive Smoking Could 'Increase Dementia Risk'

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 11.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Inhaling second-hand smoke could increase the risk of developing severe dementia later in life, a study has found. Passive smoking has been linked ...

Space Radiation Could Give Martian Astronauts Alzheimer's

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 04.03.2013 | UK Tech

Among the many existing reasons not to go into space - loneliness, aliens, inevitable to-the-death battles with intelligent computers - you can now ad...

Thunderbirds Creator Gerry Anderson Dies Age 83

The Huffington Post UK | Huffington Post Reporter | Posted 26.12.2012 | UK Entertainment

Gerry Anderson, the creator of Thunderbirds, has died aged 83, his son announced. Writing on his website Jamie Anderson said his father had suffere...

Dementia Crisis Looming, Warns Hunt

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 21.12.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned that Britain is facing a crisis if more is not done to combat dementia. Visiting pharmaceutical company Eli...

Five Reasons to Have a Beer

Aidan Goggins | Posted 06.02.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Aidan Goggins

And a prime example of an underserved, tarnished reputation is that of alcohol. Seen as a vice, more harmful than healthful - in binging amounts this can't be denied. But what about 'moderation' referring to two or less drinks a day for men and one or less for women?