Scottish researchers at Edinburgh University have received funding to explore what could be a new way of treating Alzheimer’s. The team from the UK Dementia Research Institute at Edinburgh University have received £160,000 from Alzheimer’s Research UK. The funding will be used to investigate nerve damage caused by Alzheimer’s, which causes the symptoms of dementia. […]
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Spring has arrived at one care home in Aberdeenshire. A trio of orphan lambs visited the Balhousie Huntly care home. Many of the residents, who suffer from dementia, had grown up on farms, and so the visit helped them to reconnect with their childhood memories. The lambs, who couldn’t be cared for by their mothers,
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A project to consider how to care for the 12,500 Scots who have both dementia and sight loss is to begin. It will look at what activities people with both conditions find rewarding. Often, old photographs and films are used to help people with dementia reminisce, but for those who also have sight loss, the
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1. Beat stress to ease tummy troubles You may have noticed a feeling of unease in your stomach during times of stress. That’s because anxiety and worry can upset the delicate balance of digestion. In some people stress slows down digestion, causing bloating, pain and constipation, while in others it speeds it up causing diarrhoea
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Physical activity and exercise can help you stay healthy, energetic and independent as you get older. Many adults aged 65 and overspend, on average, 10 hours or more each day sitting or lying down, making them the most sedentary age group. They’re paying a high price for their inactivity, with higher rates of falls, obesity,
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“We should ‘eat breakfast like a king’ to fight obesity, scientists claim,” the Daily Mirror reports. The headline was prompted by a new review into “chrono-nutrition”, which involves seeing if when we eat is as important as what we eat. The review suggests eating more of our total daily food intake in the evening –
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How much physical activity do older adults aged 65 and over need to do to keep healthy? To stay healthy or to improve health, older adults need to do two types of physical activity each week: aerobic and strength exercises. The amount of physical activity you need to do each week depends on your age, older
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When a person with dementia finds that their mental abilities are declining, they’re likely to feel anxious, stressed and scared. They may be aware of their increasing clumsiness and inability to remember things, and this can be very frustrating and upsetting for them. If you are looking after someone with dementia, you can help them
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If your mother or grandmother has dementia, here are a few ways to celebrate Mother’s Day with a bittersweet experience, from movies and baking to reminiscing over photos from the past. Whatever you choose to do, we wish you a lovely day.For whilst you can remember all the lovely things she’s done for you over the years,
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