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A woman who used wellness supplier Innerva’s power-assisted exercise equipment to treat her long-term health conditions has become the brand's exclusive distributor in Ireland. Martina Calvey, a businesswoman and former teacher and guidance counsellor, is the driving force behind Hello GoodLife Wellbeing, a new company dedicated to rolling out Innerva’s cutting-edge equipment across Ireland. Ms [...]
Time-restricted feeding could help reverse the disruption to the body's internal biological clock suffered by many Alzheimer's disease patients. A new study from researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine has shown in mice that it's possible to correct the circadian disruptions seen in Alzheimer’s disease with this type of intermittent [...]
With their reputation for putting participants through a punishing regime of cardio exercises, military-style fitness workouts are not for the faint-hearted. So imagine enrolling for boot camp training when you've suffered a stroke. But that's just what stroke patients in South Australia are being given the chance to do to help them on the road [...]
King Arthur’s knights famously set out on a quest to find the Holy Grail, spurred on by the cup of Christ’s fabled healing powers and promise of eternal youth. Fast forward 1,500 years, and we’re still pursuing the anti-ageing pot of gold. A staggering $64bn is expected to be spent this year globally on products [...]
Professor Sir Muir Gray has said there needs to be a radical shift in the way healthcare is perceived if people are to live longer and better. The public health and ageing expert has said governments and medical institutions like the NHS, need to focus more on disease prevention rather than just being seen as [...]
Howard Blackburn knows exactly why the company to which he has devoted more than 30 years of his working life, is in his opinion a game changer for those looking to keep fit in the second half of their lives. "Because we are the only product, the only manufacturer, who has focused all of its [...]
Two university students have developed a mobile app that can detect within seconds if someone is suffering from a range of serious and potentially debilitating age-related eye conditions. The brainchild of Igor García Atutxa and Francisca Villanueva, the app uses artificial intelligence to analyse a selfie and issue a diagnosis, directing the taker toward the [...]
A simple blood test that can detect and screen with 96% accuracy whether a person has Alzheimer's disease up to a decade before symptoms appear, has been made available to the general public for the first time. The blood test developed by an international research team led by scientists from the Hong Kong University of [...]
A UK study of nearly 1,500 older adults has shown a link between reduced physical activity and a lower quality of life. The study conducted by the University of Cambridge on adults aged over 60 has also found that an increase in sedentary time spent watching TV or reading can be similarly connected to a [...]
Loss of memory and the ability to think doesn't mean dementia patients no longer have the capacity to learn new things, a new study has revealed. The study presented at Linköping University in Sweden has debunked the widely held belief that people with dementia are just empty shells. Study author Elias Ingebrand, of the university's [...]
