Boredom, routine no help to brain disorder sufferers

BANISHING boredom could aid the recovery of memory in patients with Alzheimer’s and other degenerative brain diseases, new research suggests.

Scientists made the discovery after keeping mice with an artificially-induced Alzheimer’s-like illness in an “enriched environment”.

The animals were given an exercise treadmill, an array of colourful toys with various shapes and textures that were changed daily, and the companionship of other mice.