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Dementia screening safe but offers few benefits by itself
Screening for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in primary care settings did not result in any harm as measured by patient-reported anxiety and depressive symptoms...
5 days ago - Healio
Obesity linked to worse psychosocial outcomes among patients with breast, prostate cancer
The physical symptoms of cancer often are accompanied by equally profound psychosocial struggles. Most patients with cancer grapple with some degree of anxiety, depression or...
6 days ago - Healio - 5 articles
Older adults who drink tea are less likely to be depressed
A new study examines the link between drinking tea and lower rates of depression in older Chinese adults, revealing the characteristics of tea drinkers.
7 days ago - Medical News Today - 2 articles
Alzheimer's Tests Soon May Be Common. Should You Get One?
Diagnostic tests for Alzheimer's disease are already here. But the results may raise as many questions as they answer.
1 month ago - NY Times
Light Therapy May Brighten Alzheimer's Disease Outcomes
Focused light therapy may improve sleep quality, depression, and agitation in patients with Alzheimer's disease, new research suggests. Medscape Medical News
1 month ago - Medscape
Breaking the Ultrasound Barrier
Focused ultrasound is an FDA-approved treatment for essential tremor and is approved to treat Parkinson's disease outside the U.S. It's also making waves in research into...
1 month ago - Web MD
Double the number of women suffer from dementia - so why are even the lab rats in brain studies male?
Depression, stroke and dementia are twice as common in women as in men. Among Alzheimer's patients, 70 per cent are female. But according to Lynn Posluns, the driving force...
1 month ago - National Post
Ladies, eat more pomegranates for better health
When women reach middle age, they start to deal with symptoms of menopause, which can include bone loss, depression, mood swings, and declining estrogen levels. Surprisingly...
1 month ago - Natural News
Skiing associated with reduced risk of vascular dementia but not Alzheimer's
Half as many diagnosed with depression, a delayed manifestation of Parkinson's, a reduced risk of developing vascular dementia - but not Alzheimer's.
2 monthes ago - News Medical
Skiers have lower incidence of depression and vascular dementia - but not Alzheimer's
Half as many diagnosed with depression, a delayed manifestation of Parkinson's, a reduced risk of developing vascular dementia - but not Alzheimer's. These connections were...
2 monthes ago - ScienceDaily
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Alzheimer's disease is a chronic illness that robs a person of his memory and thinking skills. In the US, as many as five million adults suffer from this debilitating illness...
Black teen told he must cut off dreadlocks in order to walk at graduation
DeAndre Arnold, a senior at a Texas High School, was suspended and told to cut his dreadlocks to meet the school's dress code and walk at graduation.
Black teen told he must cut off dreadlocks in order to walk at graduation
DeAndre Arnold, a senior at a Texas High School, was suspended and told to cut his dreadlocks to meet the school's dress code and walk at graduation.
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Robert Epstein, who received his Ph.D. in psychology from Harvard in 1981 and served as the former editor in chief at Psychology Today, is now a senior research psychologist...
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]]> - Eli Lilly said cheaper versions of two of its insulins - Humalog Mix75/25 KwikPen (insulin lispro protamine and insulin lispro injectable suspension 100 units/mL) and...
Black teen told he must cut off dreadlocks in order to walk at graduation
DeAndre Arnold, a senior at a Texas High School, was suspended and told to cut his dreadlocks to meet the school's dress code and walk at graduation.
Can lithium halt progression of Alzheimer's disease?
In a new study, a team of researchers has shown that, when given in a formulation that facilitates passage to the brain, lithium in doses up to 400 times lower than what is...