Dementia death rates rise in the UK, worsening due to ageing population
Independent - 10-Dec-2024CVD remains number 1 when heart disease and cerebrovascular diseases are combined
Mental Health
Updates on mental health, brain diseases, etc.
Did you know that in your 20s and 30s suicide is one of the biggest causes of death?
Mental Health News
13 proteins linked to brain ageing show changes at ages 57, 70, and 78
New Scientist - 09-Dec-2024They could help predict brain health issues like dementia and stroke earlier
Visceral fat could predict Alzheimer’s decades before symptoms
Independent - 02-Dec-2024Excess internal fat may signal early brain changes linked to Alzheimer’s
The brain microbiome: A new frontier in dementia prevention?
The Guardian - 01-Dec-2024Emerging research suggests that microbial imbalances may play a bigger role than we thought
Mental Health Resources
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Care-Giving in Dementia: Volume 1: Research and Applications
Book with neurobiological information about dementia written by Gemma M. M. Jones
Neurobiology of Alzheimer’s disease
Book that covers all major aspects of the disease from basic science to clinical diagnosis and therapy edited by David Dawbarn
Woebot Health
The world’s first mental health ally for people and businesses, with scalable, meaningfully engaging AI
Approaches to Discourse in Dementia
A conversation analytic approach in dementia written by Jackie Guendouzi
The Dementias 2: Blue Books of Neurology Series
Provides rapid access to practical, clinical guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of all forms of dementia edited by John H. Growdon
Neurodegenerative Diseases: Neurobiology, Pathogenesis and Therapeutics
Book about neurodegenerative diseases edited by Flint Beal
13-Feb-2023
Can love defeat death?
Health and life expectancy are affected by love, sex and marriage
23-Nov-2022
Mitochondria, Autophagy and Neurodegenerative diseases: A perspective
Review paper from University of Helsinki looks at the role of mitophagy in ageing
23-Feb-2016
3 Key Reasons for Having a Massage
Health benefits include stress relief, better sleep and improved immunity
23-Jun-2013
Summary of living forever news from Ray Kurzweil 21-June-2013
Restoring lost synapses, new cancer approach based on naked mole rat HMW-HA, and fruit fly lifespan increased by 24% with Rhodiola rosea
