Dementia is now the leading cause of death in the UK and we are delighted to find that there is increased focus on research into dementia and its causes.  There have been two new dementia studies this week – t he first found that a Mediterranean Diet is linked to reduced brain shrinkage in older age – Click here for the Alzheimers Research article

Another involving research of nearly 2 million people in Canada found that dementia rates are higher nearer busy roads:  Click here for the BBC report on this