Objective To examine whether adherence to the Mediterranean diet was associated with longer telomere length, a biomarker of aging. Design Population based cohort study. Setting Nurses’ Health Study, an ongoing prospective cohort study of 121 700 nurses enrolled in 1976; in 1989-90 a subset of 32 825 women provided blood samples. Participants 4676 disease-free women from nested… Read More

Diabetes & Cognitive Decline: Any Link?

People who have diabetes diagnosed in midlife have a higher risk of cognitive decline over the following 20 years than people with normal glucose levels, a prospective US study has shown. Type 2 diabetes has previously been associated with dementia risk, but until now evidence of a link to cognitive decline has been limited. Researchers… Read More

16/12/201404/04/2015 by Andrew Marshall

Soldiers Snap Up Civilian Certificates

An article from the December 2014 issue of Soldier Magazine: More than 6,220 personnel, including some 300 Reservists, have signed up to a new scheme to convert their military courses into civilian qualifications for free. Launched in June, the Army skills offer provides nationally recognised accreditation for military training packages – from GCSE to master’s degree level. Among the certificates on offer are City and… Read More

15/12/201411/12/2014 by Andrew Marshall

PARA Platoon on Forces TV Channel

The latest iteration of the Combat Infantryman’s Course (Parachute), (CIC) (Para)), can be viewed in the documentary PARA Platoon currently being shown on Forces TV @ http://www.forces.tv/topic/para-platoon. The seven part documentary was first aired in October 2014. The CIC (Para) builds up soldier recruits’ skills and fitness bit by bit. In rough order, this involves learning… Read More