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Brain Health

Keep your brain sharp and healthy with brain-boosting activities and lifestyle choices. Discover tips for memory, focus, and overall cognitive function.

Brain Health

Music: the magical lifeline for those living with dementia

Hannah Verdier
Man lifting grandchild
Brain Health

How getting off the sofa can reduce your risk of dementia

Hannah Verdier
Group exercising with dumbbells
Brain Health

Exercise hormone may protect against Alzheimer’s – and these workouts offer most benefit

Becky Fuller
Alastair Stewart
Brain Health

Alastair Stewart on living well with dementia: “Stop smoking, go for a walk and do puzzles”

Hannah Verdier
A woman doing puzzles on a mobile phone
Brain Health

Online puzzles can give us the memory of a 20-year-old, study finds

Online puzzles such as Sudoku and crosswords have been found to best benefit our short-term memory as we get older.

Phillipa Cherryson
A cup of strong coffee and the beans scattered
Brain Health

Can your morning coffee really prevent dementia?

Hannah Verdier
Aphasia and stroke case study Tom is shown painting, something that's been beneficial in his recovery
Brain Health

“People think I’m rude when I swear but my words get mixed up” – living with aphasia after stroke

Julie Penfold
Alzheimer's treatment, donanemab, could offer hope: a man and woman gazing out to sea
Brain Health

‘A turning point’ for the treatment of Alzheimer’s – the new drugs that could change lives

Phillipa Cherryson
Older lady sitting alone on a park bench - social isolation and brain shrinkage link
Brain Health

How loneliness can shrink your brain – and 7 easy ways to avoid it

Julie Penfold
An older gentleman in a suit stands outside reading a tablet, with AirPods in his ears
Brain Health

Future Apple AirPods may be able to conduct hearing tests

Steven Shaw
A man checking his smartwatch
Brain Health

A smartwatch or tracker could reveal the early signs of Parkinson’s

Phillipa Cherryson
A couple eating a healthy meal together.
Healthy Eating

7 benefits of healthy eating – and easy ways to reap them

From feeling well to living longer and more, the experts reveal the benefits of healthy eating and provide practical steps for gaining them.
Lots of strawberries, which benefit your health in many ways.
Healthy Eating

7 ways strawberries can benefit your health

From supporting your heart health and reducing your Alzheimer’s risk, here are evidence-backed reasons you’ll want to be eating strawberries (and not just during summer).
Older Asian lady filling out a crossword
Brain Health

How to improve brain health

It's never too late to start thinking about your brain health.
Greenery, flowers and bright benches in the Rare Space dementia-friendly garden
Brain Health

How this Chelsea Flower Show garden helps people with rare dementias
Lisa and Paul Simpson pictured outdoors. Paul has Korsakoff's syndrome, a rare from of dementia
Brain Health

“Memory loss has completely changed our lives – but not our love for each other”
Two people are sitting across from one another in casual clothing and are joining hands
Wellbeing

How to support a loved one with memory loss

Does someone you love suffer from memory loss or dementia? Here are some simple tips on how to start supporting them.

man completing puzzles on a tablet
Brain Health

New study shows memory decline can be slowed – here’s how to do it

A new study has found that combining six key lifestyle factors could be the key to slowing memory decline.