HEALTH

Keeping brain active slows dementia symptoms

Keeping brain active slows dementia symptoms

Keeping the brain active through your middle age may help delay the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in those most at risk, new research reveals. But for most people, physical and mental activity ...
Happy people live longer

Happy people live longer

Being a grumpy old man in middle age can knock almost a decade off your life, a leading social worker has warned. Individuals with a worse attitude towards ageing at the age of 50 live on average seve ...