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• Could leak in blood-brain barrier be cause of poor memory?

  18-03-2021 19:25
  One of the keys to having a healthy brain at any age is having a healthy blood-brain barrier, a complex interface of blood vessels that run through the brain. Researchers reviewed more than 150 articles to look at what happens to the blood-brain barrier as we age. For one, it leaks. And second, we lose cells called pericytes.
  
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• Singing raises spirits at Bridgwater nursing home

  18-03-2021 10:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  With most group singing sessions still unavailable to most of the population, residents in a Bridgwater care home are among the lucky few who are able to enjoy a communal sing-song and all the feel-good benefits associated with it. Jason Saunders, activities co-ordinator at Avalon Nursing Home, said: “Vaccines are all done here now, which is reassuring both for residents and their families, and having a good old singalong is a great way to celebrate that and let everyone know how happ
  
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• Woman with learning disabilities steps up to charity challenge

  18-03-2021 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A woman with learning disabilities is clocking up the miles by walking 14km in laps of her garden to raise £1,000 for the charity which supports her.Linda lives at a service in Stonehouse run by Hft, a national charity supporting adults with learning disabilities. The 59 year old has been supported at the service since 2007 and wanted to do something to give back to the charity that has helped her through the pandemic. Linda has been enjoying walking laps of her garden over the last year t
  
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