Tag: alzheimers

Research claims air pollution leads to a decline in thinking skills

Health

Lewis Robertson - February 2, 2021

AIR pollution has been linked to a decline in thinking skills in later life according to new research. Researchers testing the general intelligence of more...

Half a million Scots brains are damaged by the early stages of Alzheimer’s

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - March 28, 2012

THE brains of half a million Scottish adults are damaged by the early stages of Alzheimer’s, according to shocking figures unveiled by a leading...

Scientists are conducting research into a cure for Alzheimers disease

Deadline News Journalist - September 3, 2010

By Martin Graham SCIENTISTS from the University of Edinburgh hope to discover the causes of Alzheimers disease, diabetes and cataracts in a new study examining...

Scots grandmother to be laid to rest following Mexican jungle tragedy

Deadline News Journalist - August 14, 2009

By Alexander Lawrie THE FUNERAL of the Scots great-granny found dead in a Mexican jungle is to take place next week. Julia Howard, 78, from Edinburgh,...