According to researchers, chowing down on strawberries and blueberries in our ripe old age could help to stave off mental decline by up to two and a half years.  The study in question has been carried out by a US research team who used data from the Nurses’ Health Study – a health and lifestyle read more »

Researchers in the US have identified a link between calorie intake and memory loss in older people. The team of American researchers studied the effects of diet on 1,233 people between the ages of 70 and 89 The participants were split into three groups: one on a high calorie diet (1,142 to 6,000 calories a read more »

According to scientists from Newcastle University, certain properties present in green tea mean that it could help to fight off dementia as well as guarding against cancer. Previous research has found that the protective properties in tea are active and present in freshly brew form, but the new research has found that they are also read more »