Alzheimer’s disease is by far the commonest form of dementia affecting around 5 per cent of all people over the age of 75. There is still no cure but research has shown that loss of higher brain functions is associated with deposition of a protein called amyloid which, in Alzheimer’s disease folds into an aberrant shape to form insoluble […]
“For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, till death us do part”. These are the promises made between a loving couple as they look ahead to a long and happy marriage. But will you really be together until one of you takes your final breath? According to the Office […]
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Alzheimer’s is a disease that physically affects the brain, causing the cells to die off. It is named after a German neurologist, Alois Alzheimer who first described it in 1906. Two abnormal structures are prime suspects in damaging and killing off nerve cells. They are plaques and tangles. Plaques build up between nerve cells, and contain deposits of a […]
I will never forget my first day at the Association office in Northampton in autumn 1996. I walked in and the relatively low number of staff that were based here were using computers with tiny six-inch green screens. I refused to learn how to use them and held out for the promise of a PC, […]
When it comes to a superfood, you don’t get much more super than blueberries. The little blue fruits, also known as bilberries, whinberries and blaeberries, are said to be jam packed with health-boosting compounds which may slow the ageing process, as well as helping to protect against common ailments such as Alzheimer’s and heart disease. […]
Dementia is an issue society can’t escape. According to the Alzheimer’s Society by 2050, the 30pc of people over 65 predicted to develop dementia, will have grown from 800,000 today to 1.7million sufferers. If you then count family members caring for elderly relatives, the illness will directly and indirectly affect more than half of us. […]
Our research has found a link between gum disease and greater rates of cognitive decline in people with early stages of Alzheimer’s Disease. Periodontitis or gum disease is common in older people and may become more common in Alzheimer’s disease because of a reduced ability to take care of oral hygiene as the disease progresses. Higher levels of antibodies […]
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