High blood pressure and diabetes ‘can impair thinking and memory’

Diabetes and high blood pressure cause ‘structural changes’ in the brain that make people’s thinking slower and their memory worse, scans show Sufferers had ‘structural changes’ in the brain’s grey and white matter When these individuals did a memory test they performed worse than others High blood pressure was associated with mental decline in mid-life, … Read more

Strictly Come Dancing’s Clara Amfo admits she hopes to win in memory of her father

She has officially joined the 2020 line-up for Strictly Come Dancing.  And Clara Amfo hopes to claim Strictly gold in honour of her father, as she revealed on Saturday that his death five years ago was the ‘the worst day’ of her life.  The Radio 1 DJ, 36, said that she intends to honour her … Read more

Football star Marcus Rashford reveals how he’s haunted by memory of his mother’s poverty struggle

Premier League football star Marcus Rashford has revealed how he is haunted by the memory of his mother crying herself to sleep as she struggled to provide for her family. The Manchester United striker says his mother Melanie would return home after a 14-hour shift, only to be tormented by her struggle to ‘make ends … Read more

‘Physical stress’ at work linked to signs of brain aging and memory loss

Scientists have linked on-the-job stress to brain aging and memory loss for the first time, according to new research from Colorado State University.  Their findings pertain to a very specific kind of stress. Through surveys about people’s most recent jobs, memory tests and scans of their brains they found brain changes and recall problems in … Read more

Family who lost son, 9, to rare disorder visit sunflower Duchess of Cambridge planted in his memory

The family of a little boy who died from a rare organ condition has paid a visit to the sunflower that the Duchess of Cambridge promised to plant in his honour.  In June Kate Middleton, 38, spoke to Stuie Delf, 13, from Huntingdon, whose adored brother Fraser lost his battle against Coats plus syndrome – a … Read more