Tag Archives: dementia
RICKY GERVAIS: IT’S CRUEL TO AXE NETHERWOOD DAY CENTRE
Celebrities sign up for battle to save Alzheimer’s day centre
Published: 24th March, 2011
EXCLUSIVE by TOM FOOT
SEVEN-TIMES Bafta winner Ricky Gervais has told the New Journal he thinks Town Hall chiefs are “cruel” for closing a day centre for patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.
The man who made The Office called for the Netherwood Day Centre in West Hampstead to be spared. It has lost out in spending cuts ordered by Camden Council.
Immune System Can Help Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease
HealthTNMResearch
Although the United States government claims there isn’t a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, researchers at UCLA have found a biological marker that may help predict an individual’s risk in developing the disease. This biomarker, according to Dr. Milan Fiala, is the immune gene MGAT3. This gene controls the body’s production of clear amyloid beta, a protein that is the precursor to the plaques that cause Alzheimer’s disease.
Carers need to be planting potatoes !
Carers need to be planting potatoes and other vegetables to enjoy eating them.
According to a new research conducted by the Texas A and M University and the State University of Texas, it has been revealed that those older adults, who participate in activities like gardening, are going to like their vegetables more.
