Brain & Neurology
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Exercise and diet may prevent Alzheimer’s
Elderly people who keep physically active and eat a so-called Mediterranean diet may be helping themselves to stave off Alzheimer’s disease, researchers claimed last night. Read more
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Dementia studies outline healthy habits
Brain exercises can hold back memory loss in later dementia, a new study shows. Read more
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Healthy diet and sustained exercise protects brain in later life
A healthy diet and moderate exercise seem to protect against mental decline and dementia, a major international conference was told yesterday. Read more
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XXXX pain cure
Letting rip with choice language may be the best response to painful events, according to a new study. Read more
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Coffee clue to Alzheimer’s treatment
Five cups of coffee a day might have dramatic benefits for people with Alzheimer’s disease, researchers reported yesterday. Read more
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Euro-confusion over coma patients
Doctors and health professionals across Europe have little agreement on key issues about the treatment of coma patients, a conference heard yesterday. Read more
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Public should get mind drugs – professor
A British medical ethicist has called for the public to have access to mind-enhancing drugs, such as Ritalin. Read more
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MS campaigners top of the world!
A 52-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis reached the top of Mount Everest over the weekend – the first person with the condition to achieve this. Read more
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Doubts over cow disease threat to humans
Experts are still unsure how many people in Britain are infected with the deadly brain disease thought to have been contracted from cattle, according to an analysis published today. Read more
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Fish and sunshine boost brain
Fish and sunshine may hold the key to a healthy brain late in life – for men at least, British researchers report today. Read more