How We Became Sapiens?
What makes us humans so different to other apes is our larger brain, especially the cortex. It is three times larger than a chimpanzee. How did this happen? How did Homo Sapiens evolve our level of intelligence despite sharing almost the same genes? The brain’s origin, for all species,...
Is your gut your second brain?
By Dr. David Vauzour Dr. David Vauzour is Senior Research Fellow and Principal Investigator at Norwich Medical School at the University of East Anglia, UK. He completed his PhD in Chemical and Biological Sciences for Health, Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Montpellier in...
Does lowering blood pressure reduce dementia risk?
Having high blood pressure has consistently predicted an increased risk of developing cognitive decline and dementia.[i] Several plausible mechanisms support the potential for raised BP driving impairment in brain structure and function.[ii] But does lowering it with medication help reduce...
Brain health at every life stage
How much thought do you give to your brain? Probably not much when everything is going well. But the actions we take throughout life can have a big impact not only on our brain health as we age, but also how we feel now, including how we cope with stress, deal with set-backs and enjoy life to...
BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder)
Introduction Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), also known as Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD), is a complex psychiatric disorder, characterised by dichotomous thinking, extreme emotional instability and mood swings, intense persistent fear of abandonment and interpersonal...
AIP Example COMMS Schedule
[blog] means 700 words approx. Either for social media (SM) or blogs or e-blasts/newsletters [report] means 1,000 to 3,000 words – for newsletters/e-blasts SM means Facebook, Instagram etc. SEPTEMBER Alzheimer’s is preventable [blog] – link to AIP Manifesto – already...
The Science behind our Cognition Tools
What is the basis of the Cognitive Function Test? How do I know it is an accurate assessment of my cognitive function? In 2011 we (Dr Celeste de Jager & Catherine Trustram-Eve) created a digital online Cognitive Function Test used to assess cognitive health and screen for MCI and...
Alzheimer's Is Preventable
Blog Post for Partner Organisations After 18 years and over 100 million man hours NASA scientists and engineers, at a cost of £5 billion, are now getting images from deep space from the James Webb Satellite, launched at Christmas and now orbiting a million miles from Earth. What a bold vision...