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A major new health survey involving almost 700 older people in Derry’s Triax area has found that almost 60% suffer from low mood and anxiety related conditions.

The findings of a study by researchers at Trinity College Dublin examining why some people are better than others at maintaining their memory in old age suggests that those whose brains adapt to compensate for age-related changes are more successful. Dr Paul Dockree, assistant professor at TCD’s School of Psychology and lead author of the paper, said unearthing the reason as to how these healthy adaptive changes occurred was the next step. Read more here.

Well-developed repositories and databases with patient data, connected to regular examinations using different imaging techniques, give Umeå University an advantage when it comes to research on the ageing of the brain and the development of dementia. Not only out of a national perspective, but also an international. This according to Lars Nyberg, Professor of Neuroscience at Umeå University. Read more here.

Tests on physiological markers in nearly 1,000 38-year-olds found that some had biological ages many years older than their birthdates would suggest. Researchers at Duke University used 18 physiological markers, including blood pressure, organ function, and metabolism, to assess the biological age of each of the participants. For some, the past dozen years had taken no obvious toll on their body’s biology.

Listen to Dementia Elevator Project lead, Dr Kate Irving dispell the four myths of dementia in her compelling TED x talk in Dublin City University. Watch here.