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Ain’t Life Puzzling!

Posted on11. May, 2009 by Mark.

Laurie Brokenshire is standing in the middle of his driveway on an enormous piece of white sheeting surrounded by thousands of puzzles. Beautifully carved wooden puzzles, garish plastic puzzles, puzzles called Tormentor, Folding Frenzy or The Challenge, and about ten dozen variations on the Rubik’s Cube – pointy cubes, hexagonal cubes, double cubes, cubes shaped like houses…

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Knitting ‘can delay’ memory loss

Posted on11. May, 2009 by Jenny.

Engaging in a hobby like reading a book, making a patchwork quilt or even playing computer games can delay the onset of dementia, a US study suggests.

Watching TV however does not count – and indeed spending significant periods of time in front of the box may speed up memory loss, researchers found.

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