Football may help dementia sufferers

A SCOTTISH project which uses football to stimulate the minds of dementia sufferers could be extended internationally after producing “startling” results at home, a top university said yesterday.

Researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University said showing football memorabilia to men with the condition stimulated their memories in a “remarkable” way.

The study, which used match photographs and programmes as the basis for discussions, found that the men responded well to the memorabilia and were able to chat to others about their memories of players and games.