Drinking concentrated blueberry juice may improve brain activation in areas associated with cognitive function in healthy older adults. And so choosing a diet high in a variety of fruits and vegetables and including berries may go some way to reducing the risk of declining brain function in older age.
New research has found that an intense exercise program may help people with early stage Parkinson's delay a worsening of the disease.
We feel the sensation of pain when pain receptors send electrical signals along nerves to the spinal cord and brain.
Dormant butt syndrome, characterised by weak glute muscles and tight hip flexors, can be caused by sitting too long and is linked to knee, hip and back pain.
Overnight protein ingestion may delay the normal muscle deterioration seen in older people, which is known as sarcopenia.
The pain of toothache is caused by the exposure of tooth nerve endings – it can be a dull ache or a sharp pain.
Morphine may actually worsen chronic nerve pain, increasing the duration and the severity of the pain, researchers have found.
Are there risk factors we can influence to reduce our risk of Alzheimer’s disease?
How is your eyesight? Find out about short-sightedness, long-sightedness and presbyopia – common conditions that affect vision.
When caring for someone with dementia, meal times can be stressful. Learn some tips to help with eating difficulties that can arise with dementia.
