New funding puts more entertainment on the menu at West Rainton community events
More entertainment is on the menu for guests at a monthly community get-together in a County Durham village after housebuilder…
Ex Nurse Helps People To Blossom
A former nurse from Gateshead is transforming lives through movement, music and meaningful conversation with her growing community interest company,…
New home pin-prick blood test that can PREDICT your dementia risk
Your brain consumes more energy than any other organ. This combustion creates exhaust – oxidants – that age your brain.…
Dementia advice and guidance available at Open Day
ADVICE and guidance for those living with dementia will be available at a free Open Day at a Northumberland care…
The simple home test that may help prevent mental illness
The charity, foodforthebrain.org is launching a home test that can measure ‘homocysteine’. This is an indicator of a person’s B…
Research shows sugar shrinks the brain and messes up memory
By Patrick Holford, Founder of Food for the Brain In the 1980s sugar was thought to give you extra energy.…
New study from UK BioBank shows nearly three quarters of dementia cases can be prevented
By Patrick Holford, Founder of the Food for the Brain Foundation Getting dementia is the second biggest health fear, after…
Charity launches new Omega-3 home test that can predict your cognitive ability, dementia risk, brain size and intelligence
Can a new ‘do it at home’ pinprick blood test for omega-3 predict your cognitive ability, dementia risk, brain size…
Low fat and high carb diets may be bad for your brain
By Patrick Holford, Founder of the Food for the Brain Foundation A low-fat diet may help reduce your calorie intake,…
New Alzheimer’s drug actually accelerates rate of brain shrinkage by 20%
By Patrick Holford, Founder of the Food for the Brain Foundation Don’t be fooled by the rhetoric promoting the new…
Upgrade your brain – 6 proven ways to dementia-proof your diet and lifestyle
By Patrick Holford, Founder of the Food for the Brain Foundation. Professor David Smith, former Deputy Head of the Faculty…
Two nutrients proven to stop your brain shrinking by up to 70% according to new research
New research shows that the combination of B vitamins and omega-3 are a dynamic duo against dementia, stopping the brain…
Diet not genes is driving dementia according to the British Medical Journal
A hugely significant study in the British Medical Journal into age-related cognitive decline and dementia has stated that changing your…
Elderly ravers enjoy care home beach party
A BEACH rave at a Saltburn care home saw elderly residents painting their faces in UV colours and busting a…
Drawing helps 89-year-old Simon deal with dementia
PORTRAIT drawing is helping a Teesside care home resident come to terms with his dementia – and he is now…