Thrive at Any Age
Introduction How would you feel if I told you that senescence, or ageing is a disease? I’m deliberately being controversial. I want to spark a debate. As I write this we are living in a world where ageing is an inevitable part of life, something as certain as death and
Continue readingIntroduction Imagine it’s the year 2224. It’s 6.00 in the evening and you’re getting ready to go to your granddaughters 80th birthday party! Impossible? Science fiction? No, this is reality if the futurists are right that human life will be extended. Human beings have always been fascinated by the thought
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Image by Alexa from Pixabay Introduction It sounds appealing doesn’t it? I mean, who’d say no to radical life extension? You wouldn’t, would you? As the Psalm says: three score years and ten is our allotted time, but if we’re lucky we might get four score. But imagine a world
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Introduction The question of other minds has kept legions of philosophers awake at night for centuries. Virtual Reality (VR) has given philosophers an added challenge with the ethical conundrum of how VR simulates dementia. The other minds debate has struggled to explain how you can know that others are conscious
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Introduction Have you seen the Film Limitless? The film is about cognition enhancing drugs, or one particular cognition enhancing drug, the mysterious NZT-48. In the film, Eddie Mora, played by Bradley Cooper, is a struggling who takes the drug and gets an amazing boost to his mental abilities. So here’s
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Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay Introduction We hear a great deal about AI (artificial intelligence) these days. Some see it as a blessing; some as a threat. Where do you stand on this? How would you feel if you could create an interactive, digital record of a loved one?
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Image by Alexa from Pixabay Introduction It seems almost perverse to argue that those living with dementia have a right to forget. But, we are touching on a dilemma that raises all sorts of ethical questions. A unique characteristic of human beings is our sense of self. Although other animals
Continue readingImage by Veronica Bosley from Pixabay Introduction In the world of health and medicine myths abound like neglected resolutions in January. The myth of apple cider vinegar causing hearing loss is one of these. Apple cider vinegar (ACV) is a tangy, fermented potion that has been hailed as a cure-all
Continue readingIntroduction The sound of cracking knuckles is annoying. For some it can be the equivalent of fingernails on chalkboards. I remember at school a shivering and cringing girl telling a teacher – who insisted on cracking his knuckles at the start of each class – that he’d get arthritis. His
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Photo by Kampus Production Introduction Alzheimer’s disease, the leading cause of death in the UK and the most common form of dementia, has long been a formidable opponent in the medical world. There was hope today (22 August 2024) with news of an Alzheimer’s breakthrough with the development of the
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