Alex from Premier Radio called today – would I like to comment on loneliness among older people? Age UK has released a new study.
This morning I was arrested by a newsletter that said, ‘8 ways of feeling younger and fitter.’ Younger and fitter? If you don’t feel fit in
Perhaps you heard it on the news this morning, over your tea and toast. ‘Frail old people in England are being left to fend for
Older drivers do not make the roads more dangerous. That’s official – it’s proven by research. When it comes to driving, what the over 70s
I’ve just finished working on a little booklet called, ‘What Matters in the End: End of Life Care’. There were several interesting discoveries I made
All pensioners should migrate to Wales, if the figures published by pensions advisors Keyretirement.com are anything to go by. The cost of retirement varies widely
Music is a powerful thing. It’s good for the brain and it blesses the soul. But the lyrics of some popular songs are harmful for older
Gwenllian Davies, thought to be the oldest woman in Wales, died today, 25th January, aged 110. Gwenllian was born in 1905, the year that Albert
… is to thank God for all He did in the old one! And all the years before that, too. And did you know that
DEMENTIA: PATHWAYS TO HOPE is officially released today – and this week we heard (the publisher and me) that it is number 11 in the Top 50
Seeing the couple of newspapers I was buying at my local garage this morning, the young man behind the cashtill picked up the tabloid and
My husband would be delighted with the news. When we lived in the Middle East he insisted that a mid-day nap was good for you.
We’re ruining our brains and lowering our IQs by simply doing seven things that are very bad for them. Things we could correct easily, but generally
There’s a sense of dejá-vue about some of the studies presented at the Alzheimer’s International Conference currently taking place in Washington. For example, a study by
Shocking figures in Japan show that ‘frail, grey-haired figures’ are committing more crimes than youngsters. What on earth is driving older people, who are
‘Different cultures have different perceptions of mental illnesses – including dementia,’ begins an article on the NSPCC website flagged up by the Guardian newspaper today.
The medical profession is ignoring the thing that contributes most to our survival, says Robin Dunbar, professor of experimental psychology at Oxford University. It isn’t diet,
Did you know that the main reason people are absent minded is because their brains are full of more important stuff? And that being absent
More boys suffer from autism than girls. And more older women suffer from Alzheimer’s than men. Yet a new discovery shows that the same gene,
How will you avoid loneliness in your old age? It might be the most important thing you could plan for, more than your pension, perhaps.
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