33 articles
A brain haemorrhage rarely comes out of nowhere. Years of high blood pressure is the biggest culprit. What you can measu...
Did your father or mother have Alzheimer's? Your odds are somewhat higher, but nothing is settled. What heredity really...
Tired and forgetful at the same time? Your GP checks a fixed set of blood values. Not to find dementia, but to find caus...
What does a low ferritin mean, why does it drop earlier than your haemoglobin, and what nuance goes with it in older adu...
No single test proves dementia. There is a sequence: a conversation, a memory test and blood work to rule out treatable...
Which symptoms fit a zinc deficiency, why are older adults at extra risk, and when is measuring your zinc worthwhile.
Most forgetfulness after 60 is just forgetfulness. Some signals do deserve attention. Here is the difference, and the ca...
What does a low sodium mean, why are older adults at greater risk through medicines and kidneys, and which symptoms can...
Nobody can guarantee you will prevent dementia. Yet an estimated 45 percent of cases is linked to fourteen factors you c...
Which symptoms fit a potassium deficiency, why do water pills play a role in older adults, and what does your potassium...
Which symptoms fit a magnesium deficiency, why are older adults at extra risk, and what can a blood test show and not sh...
Which vitamins and minerals matter more after 60, why your body absorbs them less well, and what a blood test can show.