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Sleep easy
A GOOD night’s sleep could help the elderly ward off memory loss caused by Alzheimer’s.
The results of US research published in the Biomed Central Medicine journal, showed that people with signs of dementia detected via brain scans rather than by their symptoms, could be protected with goodquality, deep sleep.
The news coincided with UK research which examined how boosting sleep quality could assist in improving the symptoms of people diagnosed with the disease.
All involved emphasised that sleep quality could be altered in contrast to the other factors that contributed to dementia, including age.
“It’s like a switch, the flushes go away in a day or two,” he told the UK media. “It’s unbelievable how well these drugs work.”
Sunscreen plea
cus found that 50 per cent believed sunscreen was too expensive.
Most skin cancers are caused by skin damage, the charity said, but few people realised that getting sunburnt just once every two years could triple the risk of skin cancer.
