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The dementia 'paradox' smarter people suffering from the disease die earlier
Dementia
It claimed that every year a person spent in education it took a year off their life if they suffered from dementia
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Early signs of dementia could be detected by a regular eye test, researchers find
Dementia
Researchers have analysed hundreds of thousands of scans over the course of patients lives to see if they developed a disease as they monitored changes in the blood vessels in the eye
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Denis Law's legacy should be a complete ban on heading the football, says ex-teammates's widow
Manchester United FC
As Sir Alex Ferguson lays a floral tribute on the pitch at Old Trafford – transformed, briefly, into a small corner of Scotland in memory of the great Denis Law – calls are growing for today's players to be protected from dementia
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Jimmy Calderwood dies at 69 after nearly eight years fighting early onset dementia
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The Glaswegian midfielder had a playing career with Birmingham City and went on to become one of Scotland's most charismatic managers, with is Aberdeen side famously holding Bayern Munich to a draw
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Denis Law dead at 84: Tributes flood in for Scotland and Manchester United legend
Alzheimer's
RIP Lawman: The legendary marksman has passed away after a battle with Alzheimer's Disease, meaning that United's 'Holy Trinity'... Law, Best and Charlton.... are reunited in heaven
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Almost 6,000 Scots are stuck 'in limbo' waiting for a social care assessment
Sandesh Gulhane
Scottish Conservative shadow health secretary Sandesh Gulhane is calling on the SNP to show some common sense and ditch the plans once and for all as thousands can't get the social care they need
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Loch Ness in autumn is the 'most beautiful and enchanting place' in Britain, says charity walker
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Harriet Thomas is walking 900 miles on a roundabout route from Land's End to John O'Groats but she's never seen anywhere quite like the banks of Loch Ness with the trees in blazing autumn colour
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Sheriff calls for compulsory tests on drivers over-80 after toddler killed by elderly woman
Crown Office
Xander Irvine, three, was knocked down and killed in Edinburgh by 91-year-old Edith Duncan, who had undiagnosed dementia and should not have been driving. Now a Sheriff has called for a major overhaul of UK driving rules
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Scots dementia expert predicts there will be a cure for the disease within 10 years
Alzheimer's
By 2031, it’s estimated it will cost the country between £2.6billion and £2.9bn every year - but Professor Craig Ritchie is predicting that the disease could have a cure soon
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I've walked WAY more than 500 miles! Woman on Land's End to John O'Groats gets backing of The Proclaimers
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Harriet Christie is walking from one end of Great Britain to the other in an epic bid to raise £25,000 for the charity Dementia Adventure in memory of her mother, who was calmer and more relaxed when she was in nature
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Liverpool FC's legendary Scottish captain Ron Yeats dies at 86 as Alzheimer's takes another great
Liverpool FC
When Bill Shankly signed giant defender Ron Yeats from Dundee United in 1961, he told reporters in Liverpool: 'Walk around him. He's a colossus.' The Scot went on to prove Shanks right yet again
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Cristiano Ronaldo was a dream, says Hayley McQueen... he made the receptionist a cup of tea every morning!
Sky Sports
Sky Sports presenter Hayley McQueen started her TV career at Old Trafford, where she was a similar age to Ronaldo and many of his team mates, giving her a unique insight into their characters
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Neil Gray should be SACKED for 'skiving' as he tried to buy Oasis tickets during key Alzheimers conference panel
Neil Gray
Neil Gray appeared distracted during an SNP Conference panel on the deadly disease, and admitted it was because he was trying to buy tickets for the Britpop band.
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Selfless Good Samaritan couple blast 'cruel and unfair' decision to axe winter fuel payments
UK Government
Scotsman Bill Donaldson and his wife Mary – who volunteer in the community looking after those with dementia and Alzheimer’s – are among the 10 million British pensioners who will struggle to heat their homes this winter
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Alzheimer's Scotland pleads with SNP Government to greenlight wonder drug north of the Border
Dementia
In clinical trials, Lecenamb slowed the decline in thinking and memory skills by more than a quarter, buying people with Alzheimer's valuable time with their loved ones... but it's been ruled 'too costly' for use on the NHS in England
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Graeme Souness reveals 'soft side' as he opens up about friends he's lost to death or dementia
Graeme Souness
The former footballing hard man talks about his own brush with death at the age of 38, as well as the hammer blow of losing pals Trevor Francis and Gianluca Vialli.
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SNP conference host jailed for £120,000 theft from her own dementia-stricken mother
Courts
Former STV presenter Hayley Matthews embezzled thousands from her sick mother's bank accounts after she was given financial power of attorney
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