by Eleanor Yap | Jan 29, 2024 | Health
NTU scientists found that communication among brain cells is disrupted with ageing and this can begin in middle age. A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU SIngapore) has demonstrated that communication among memory-coding...
by Eleanor Yap | Dec 12, 2013 | Health
As our population ages, dementia will increase, so debunking its myths are essential in understanding the condition and lowering your risk. As the Singapore population ages, the figures of those who will have dementia will continue to increase. Dementia is not...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 2, 2013 | Health
Learn some tricks from an expert on how you can boost your memory at any age. BY: Daniel Theyagu Too often I’ve spoken to many of my participants who when I ask the question: “Do you have a bad memory?” – the automatic answer I get is an emphatic “Yes!” My...
by Eleanor Yap | Feb 4, 2013 | Inspiring Figures
A senior shares his life through a coffee table book and booklet for his children and grandchildren. BY: Eleanor Yap Tan Peng Ann’s parents and grandparents did not leave him something to remember them by. And, he didn’t want that also to happen to his...
by Eleanor Yap | Dec 25, 2012 | Miscellaneous
Capturing memories through video and making an impact. BY: Eleanor Yap Alvin Wong could have given his father, Richard, just about anything during Father’s Day this year – a wallet, a book or an iPad case but he chose something a lot more meaningful and...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 1, 2012 | Ask The Expert
Q. What are some conditions that tend to be mistaken as Alzheimer’s disease? Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, is characterised by deficits in short-term memory and thinking skills. It is a chronic condition which progresses slowly over...
by Eleanor Yap | Mar 11, 2012 | Reflections
Six memory tricks to help you not forget. BY: Sunie Levin I lost my car keys. I’ve searched everywhere. You know what? It doesn’t matter. I won’t need them until I find my car. My husband laughed until he choked when I told him I was writing this article. I...