Elderly people could stave off Alzheimer's disease by taking Vitamin B supplements because they reduce brain shrinkage associated with the disease by up to 90 per cent, a study suggests.

Study by Prudential finds many people are facing a bleak financial outlook, with 14% relying solely on state pension

Dementia research in Manchester, Newcastle and Cardiff are to receive a boost as scientists launch brain banks to help combat the disease.

Dementia research in Manchester, Newcastle and Cardiff are to receive a boost as scientists launch brain banks to help combat the disease.

A chief inspector of GPs is to be appointed as part of a push to improve services outside of hospitals, ministers are set to announce.

A charity set up by women to help efforts on the home front during World War II has changed its name in an effort to attract more male volunteers.

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As the old adage puts it, you're only as young as you feel. Unless, of course, you are talking to a financial adviser.

Survey finds Chinese optimistic about their retirement years, while French, Germans and Spanish are pessimistic

Gabriel H. Sahlgren
17 May, 2013