Who is most at risk of dementia? This findings could make YOU reconsider your lifestyle - before it's too late

Once it was cancer, but now surveys show that dementia is our most feared disease. While advances in surgery, screening and drug therapies have transformed the outlook for cancer patients, dementia has been left behind.

The best that drugs currently available for it can do is slow the progression of the disease or temporarily alleviate the symptoms.

However, there is some better news. Last month Dr Dennis Gillings, chair of the World Dementia Council, said he was 'optimistic' that treatments to halt or reverse dementia may be developed within five years.

Dementia refers to a set of symptoms, including loss of memory, confusion and difficulties with thinking, or language, caused by some sort of damage to the brain. Typically it starts after the age of 65 and the risk increases with age, with one in six 80-year-olds affected.

There are more than 100 forms of dementia, but the most common, affecting more than 520,000 people in Britain, is Alzheimer's disease, where abnormal proteins - amyloid and tau - build up in the brain, leading, it's thought, to a loss of connections between cells.

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Tribute still pouring for the Ocholi's by Santus Shaida Raymond

To Daddy and Mummy

It's another vigil today, this time around daddy we came to church without your constant reminder for us to leave for church, this time without you waiting outside the house as u take turn to call our names out one by one to enter the car. Yes we drove to church without mummy asking us if we have prepared to receive from the Holy Spirit and what our expectations are at the vigil. We are in church and I couldn't help but look out for you mummy as u dance Ur heart out in praise to God! Yet even in his presence it feels so empty without you here. Josh have looked back to see if I could catch a glimpse of you pressing your phone, but rather I have your phone here in my pocket, or probably in the car sleeping. This is too much. And hard to believe. The constant thought of trying to understand all this amazes me. Have asked questions no one have been able to answer. While we wait for his timing when he will make all things known. It's hard to say. But continue to rest in peace while we fight to be strong and accept what we don't understand.

To Joshua

 Lying down on the same spot we talked before u walked out the door on Sunday morning to never return. Fought to hold back tears from my eyes. By now we would have been planning to have our late night suppar. Oh my brother is this actually happening. U are truly no more here. No nah this wasn't the plan at all o. What happened to all the beautiful plans the boys took turn to tell daddy and mummy the night they took the boys out? U mean u just lied to us to believe u will be here to make them a reality? Haba brother this is not fair.

OUR GOVERNORS AND LEADERS HAVE BAD UP BRINGING, Emir of Kano fumes;

"We have a problem and it's a problem of "human being" too many children with bad upbringing now in their 50's.

"These children are now governors, and leaders of many strong institutions we have built, but because we have children who lack character.

We are here."

"We put gas pipelines in place from our shared treasury, some "stupid children" go and burst it and blame the police for not watching."

We decided to fight corruption, "some stupid" children are still supporting the corrupt
"We build roads to make sure movement easy for all, some "stupid children" dig holes in them so they can cause the rest to stumble".

"We decide it's time to block leakages in government Spendings "stupid children" realize it means no more Italian shoes, so they raise hell."

"To all those who give birth to children they cannot raise well, remember you are a culprit in the Nigerian madness.

"These "stupid children" were born and raised probably improperly!
"How else do you explain the inhumaneness and disregard for social good they display."

151 TASK FORCE BATTALION CLEARS MORE TERRORISTS LOCATIONS

Troops of 151 Task Force Battalion, 21 Brigade have also cleared remnants of Boko Haram terrorists from three villages in Iza general area, killing 25 Boko Haram terrorists and recovered some weapons. The cleared villages were Mballeri, Shuari 1 and Shuari 2.

In addition, the troops also rescued 18 persons held captive by the terrorists. They comprised of 2 men, 7 women and 9 children. The rescued persons have been moved to the Brigade’s headquarters for further screening and care.

Unfortunately, one Civilian JTF accompanying the troops felt off a vehicle and sustained some injuries. He has however since been evacuated to the unit’s Regimental Aid Post for medical treatment and he is in stable condition.

Thank you for your usual cooperation.

Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman
Acting Director, Army Public Relations

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A lady seen relieving herself in full glare of the public in the UK (photo)

A lady seen in the river Tyne, Newcastle, UK releiving herself, apparently she couldn't hold it any longer. Does it remind you of something or somewhere?

Cameroon in doubts over bomb girl’s claim to be Chibok abductee

Authorities in Cameroon on Monday poured doubt on a would-be suicide bomber’s claim that she is one of the chibok girls.

“We don’t think that she was one of the girls (kidnapped) from Chibok,” citing inconsistencies over her apparent age.

Of Tyrants, Martyrs and Heroes (Part 2) by Femi Fani-Kayode

It is with the foregoing in mind that we must examine and critically analyse the performance of the Buhari administration. I have nothing personally against President Muhammadu Buhari and, as he knows, I have the utmost respect for his office.

Fidel Castro says Obama’s ‘syrupy words’ were enough to cause a heart attack

President Obama’s “syrupy” words about brotherhood and shared history, and his call to leave behind the enmity of the past, were enough to give Cubans “a heart attack,” former president Fidel Castro said Monday in his first public response to Obama’s visit to Cuba last week.

Belgium releases man charged over bombings

Belgian prosecutors on Monday released a man they had charged in connection with last week's deadly Brussels bombings, saying they did not have enough information to justify holding him.
The man, named only as Faycal C., had been accused of taking part in the activities of a terrorist group and actual and attempted terrorist murder after being detained on Thursday. His home had been searched but no weapons or explosives had been found.

Peaceful newsagent 'was killed by a fellow Muslim who travelled 200 miles to knife him' after he posted Happy Easter message to Christians

A newsagent murdered after posting an Easter greeting online was allegedly killed by a fellow Muslim who travelled from 200 miles away.

Asad Shah, 40, was stabbed to death in his shop in what is feared to have been a sectarian attack against the peace-loving branch of Islam he followed.

Hours before his murder, he had written on Facebook: 'Good Friday and very Happy Easter, especially to my beloved Christian nation.'

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Marcus Rashford 'banned from Manchester United's Carrington dressing room'

Marcus Rashford has reportedly been banned from using the first-team dressing room at Manchester United's Carrington training base, despite his recent breakthrough.

The 18-year-old has emerged from the club's youth ranks and into the senior set-up over the past month, playing a key part in front of goal by scoring five times in his eight appearances so far.
However, The Mirror claims that boss Louis Van Gaal has refused to allow the youngster to use all of the facilities at Carrington, instead insisting that he must continue to change in the Under-21s' dressing room.

A United source is quoted by the newspaper as saying: "Marcus still uses the U-21s' dressing room at Carrington but he's not the only one. All the rest of the young players who have made their debut's recently do the same.

"It's the manager's policy to leave them with their own age groups for now and it's his decision when they are invited to change with the senior players at Carrington."
Rashford first caught the eye in February when scoring twice on his club debut against FC Midtjylland in Europe, before bagging another brace against Arsenal a few days later.

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OF TYRANTS, MARTYRS AND HEROES (PART 1) BY FEMI FANI-KAYODE

Apart from the fact that he was a passionate Puritan, a man of prayer and a devout and practicing Christian, the thing that I admire the most about Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), the British Member of Parliament and nobleman, the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland and the father of Parliamentary democracy in the United Kingdom, is the fact that he was a man of immense courage.

Adam Johnson sentenced to six years in prison

Adam Johnson has been sentenced to six years in prison for child sex offences.

The former Sunderland winger was handed the jail term by judge Jonathan Rose at Bradford Crown Court this afternoon, weeks after he was found guilty of a count of penetrating a 15-year-old schoolgirl with his fingers.

"She had only just turned 15 when you began to groom her," Rose told Johnson as he delivered his verdict. "You found her sexually attractive even though you knew her to be just 15.
"Your messages to the victim were quite clear. You asked to meet in a secluded place and told her to delete your messages.

"You were having multiple sexual partners. You viewed the victim as just another female to get with, you ignored the fact she was 15."

Earlier, Johnson's defence had urged the judge to not "get carried away" and be "proportionate" with his sentencing.

Rose deemed the offences to be category 1A, the most serious type, telling Johnson: "All of this is entirely your own responsibility and fault."

The judge also ordered Johnson to pay £50,000 of the prosecution's costs of £67,132.
Johnson, who has already confirmed that he will appeal the verdict, reportedly showed no emotion as the sentence was delivered.

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