Video games which involve physical activity significantly boost people’s brain health as they get older, according to new research led by University of Manchester experts (University of Manchester, 2017). Study authors Dr Emma Stanmore and Joseph Firth said systems that use physical activity for gaming, such as Wii and Xbox Kinect, can boost brain functioning … Continue reading Active gaming is good for brain health and memory

Older people who have been newly prescribed sleeping pills like benzodiazepines and Z-drugs are more than as likely to have a hip fracture in the first two weeks compared with non-users, according to a new study by researchers at Cardiff University and King’s College London (Cardiff University, 2017). Dr Ben Carter, who works at Cardiff … Continue reading Sleeping pills linked to hip fractures

Cardiff University will be playing a major role in the UK’s biggest dementia research initiative with the launch of a £13m dementia research centre (Cardiff University, 2017). With the potential to be awarded a further £17m in research funding over the next five years, the UK DRI at Cardiff University is set to become the … Continue reading Launch of £13m dementia research centre at Cardiff University

The earliest autism intervention study in the world has suggested that a parenting intervention using video feedback for families with babies at family risk of autism may reduce the severity of emerging signs of autism (University of Manchester, 2017). This study is the first of its kind to work with babies in their first year … Continue reading Parenting intervention using video feedback may reduce the severity of autism