Tag Archives: research

Film Watching Exercise

Posted on February 2, 2020 by john graham

Research certainly gets into some unusual areas these days and reaches some interesting conclusions ! Scientists at University College London did some research recently into how films can increase you heart rate.     That must have been a very … Continue reading →

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“Wine not ?”

Posted on June 19, 2016 by john graham

Chief Medical Officers are obviously not party animals.   In November last year I was looking forward to a few drinks at Christmas, and a few more on Boxing Day, and a few more in the days that followed.   … Continue reading →

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Booming Happy !

Posted on May 1, 2016 by john graham

My blogs at the start of 2016 have had a grumbly theme in spite of my best efforts. Unhappy GP’s dominated my early thoughts — I must recommend them a pill to lift their mood 😄   Then my mind … Continue reading →

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“Hear This”

Posted on April 24, 2016 by john graham

Nearly a third of people aged between 65 and 74 have a hearing impairment and this increases to nearly half of people over 75.   These are staggeringly high figures and yet you would not know it just from walking … Continue reading →

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“Feel Good, Heal Good”

Posted on April 17, 2016 by john graham

Since January this year, I have been collecting some of the headlines in the press which relate to elderly people to get a sense of how they are currently perceived.    If you have been reading this blog for some … Continue reading →

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Fruity Research and Rainbows

Posted on May 24, 2015 by john graham

Another regular cartoon theme that I have been writing about, relates to research discoveries that help with the ravages of ageing.  Surprising potential cures for dementia, diabetes and strokes are all something I have written about in the last three … Continue reading →

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“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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“A Convenient Generational Truth”

Posted on December 11, 2014 by john graham

The Gerontologist is a journal that you would pretty much only read if you are old and then only if you have nothing better to do and you can find a copy lying around in the doctor’s surgery.  Unless of course, you … Continue reading →

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“Too good to be true”

Posted on December 9, 2014 by john graham

When I was a child, pomegranates were an annual special treat in a Christmas stocking.  Ice cream was a more frequent reward, but only if you were good and only in the summer when the Mr Softee van came around, … Continue reading →

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“Speed up, slow down”

Posted on September 18, 2014 by john graham

Only a few days ago I was blogging about the virtues of High Intensity Training.  (See “Bolt from the Blue” by clicking on “EXERCISE” in the TAG CLOUD). It was based on research from Aberdeen University which suggested just two … Continue reading →

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