Image Credit: Jim Ruymen/UPI/Shutterstock Rumer Willis, 35, gave birth to her first child in April and recently opened up about her daughter’s name via Instagram Stories. Not only is baby Louetta Isley Thomas Willis the first grandchild of Demi Moore and her ex-husband, Bruce Willis, but the 68-year-old also helped […]
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Dementia is a group of symptoms related to the ongoing decline of the brain. Over time this can lead to problems with memory, behaviour and even movement. It is thought almost one million Britons are currently living with the condition. And this figure is only expected to rise due to […]
A family have opened up about the heartache of their two young children being diagnosed with dementia – while revealing the symptoms many doctors brushed off. Brisbane siblings Rory and Anna O’Grady, aged ten and seven, began showing signs of dementia at an early age but went undiagnosed due to […]
Giving out money Giving out cash to strangers could be an early warning sign of Alzheimer’s. That is according to research by USC and Bar-Ilan University in Israel, which linked financial altruism to the first stages of the disease. The study tested the theory on 67 adults around the age […]
Dementia is a devastating diagnosis for both the affected person and their loved ones. It is a syndrome, or a group of symptoms, related to the ongoing decline of the brain. For this reason it can cause problems with memory as well as behavioural changes. It can also affect a […]
Eating chocolate may slow down cognitive decline in people at high risk of dementia, a government-funded study suggests. Researchers at Mass General Brigham Hospital in Boston gave 500-milligram cocoa extract supplements – a handful of squares of dark chocolate – to nearly 600 adults over age 60 every day for two […]
The study suggests exposure to bright light can help by resetting body clocks By Victoria Allen Science Editor Published: 00:55 GMT, 7 December 2023 | Updated: 01:04 GMT, 7 December 2023 Light therapy may boost sleep, ease depression and reduce aggressive behaviour in dementia patients, scientists say. Their study suggests […]
Around 20 per cent also are no longer aware of what Christmas is By Xantha Leatham Published: 01:35 GMT, 4 December 2023 | Updated: 01:39 GMT, 4 December 2023 One in three people with dementia won’t be able to visit loved ones this Christmas, new figures have found. A survey, […]