Category Archives: Dementia

“A Glimmer of Dementia Hope”

Posted on January 8, 2015 by john graham

Once again the Journal of Gerontology has published some interesting research on ageing. The researchers studied 6,500 British people aged between 50 and 90 and examined their cognitive decline over 8 years.  To check their mental ability, they used word … Continue reading →

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“Two Pomegranates”

Posted on December 18, 2014 by john graham

It seems like only yesterday that I was blogging about pomegranates.  (See my earlier blogs by clicking in the archive on December 2014 and look for “Too good to be true”).  Now like buses, two come along in quick succession. … Continue reading →

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“Dementia – Bad and Good News”

Posted on October 14, 2014 by john graham

Some interesting research published in The Oxford Post Graduate Medical Journal about the risk of getting dementia. The bad news is that people who are obese in middle age are 50% more likely to develop dementia in later life.  It … Continue reading →

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“Early Dementia Signs”

Posted on September 9, 2014 by john graham

Promoting an active lifestyle for older people has always been the central theme of my working career over the last thirty years. In your working life, it is your job that drives you to get up early in the morning, … Continue reading →

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“Night, night sleep tight”

Posted on August 21, 2014 by john graham

The image of an older person going to bed with a cup of cocoa leaves the impression of someone who is slowing down and quietly popping off to bed after the nine o’clock news – except the news is now … Continue reading →

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” Dementia Avalanche “

Posted on March 14, 2013 by john graham

In researching for the GrumbleSmiles blog I follow a number of issues using a Google reader file that tracks news around the world.  The subject that attracts most publicity by a very long way is “dementia”.  Just in February and March of … Continue reading →

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“Hooked on Pills”

Posted on February 28, 2013 by john graham

Most children seem to instinctively have an aversion to pills.   That’s why “a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down”. However, by the time we get to our later life years, the number of pills we take can become … Continue reading →

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“Magnetic Mice”

Posted on February 10, 2013 by john graham

My mousey friends have again been helping out with research into memory.   Studies have shown that by using a magnetic coil, mouse memory and learning can be improved.   They are already clever little devils.   They will be doing degrees … Continue reading →

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“Dementia Friends”

Posted on January 27, 2013 by john graham

A welcome new initiative by the Alzheimer’s Society is aiming to recruit and train 8,000 volunteers.   They will in turn seek to find one million volunteers to help and support dementia sufferers and their carers. There are estimated to be … Continue reading →

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“Living in the Present”

Posted on April 26, 2012 by john graham

The growing number of older people with dementia is making societies all over the world reach for straws of solutions   —–    in health care services that are drowning under the pressure of struggling to cope with ageing populations. Over the … Continue reading →

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