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Source: http://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-05-2011/paying-for-hearing-aids.html

Explore where to go for financial help in covering the cost of your hearing aid or hearing device….

Source: http://www.nia.nih.gov/research/blog/2015/07/new-pay-line-alzheimers-awards

We will be posting a new pay line for Alzheimer’s research, and I want to alert you to two important facts around it….

Source: http://www.nia.nih.gov/research/blog/2015/07/opportunities-new-investigators

This year’s Butler-Williams Scholars Program will take place next week on the NIH campus. Recently, NIA Director Dr. Richard Hodes described to the Friends of the NIA why it’s so important to encourage new and early-stage investigators’ interests in aging research and explained some of the opportunities that we are providing new investigators….

Source: http://womensbrainhealth.org/think-it-over/link-between-high-anxiety-dementia

by Rachel Lutz for MD Magazine: People who experienced anxiety at any point in their lives demonstrated a 48% higher risk of developing dementia, according to findings published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia. Researchers from the University of Southern……

Source: http://www.brainhealtheducation.org/ultrasound-headset-may-be-new-way-to-recognize-concussion-on-the-sidelines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ultrasound-headset-may-be-new-way-to-recognize-concussion-on-the-sidelines

Mapping blood flow in the brain of athletes using an advanced form of ultrasound may make it easier to more accurately recognize concussions, according to a new study. “There is growing evidence that concussions can change the blood flow in the brain,” said study author Robert Hamilton, PhD. “While such changes may be detected with MRI, we

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Source: http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20160422/us-suicide-rate-up-24-percent-since-1999-cdc?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Rates climbed the most among middle-aged men and girls aged 10 to 14

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Source: http://womensbrainhealth.org/think-it-over/common-medicines-tied-to-cognitive-changes

by Lisa Rapaport for Reuters: Commonly used drugs for problems like colds, allergies, depression, high blood pressure and heart disease have long been linked to cognitive impairment and dementia. Now researchers have some fresh evidence that may help explain the……

Source: http://www.webmd.com/news/20160422/painkiller-addiction-relapse-more-likely-for-some?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Later age when first taking drugs, injecting drugs, using tranquilizers all implicated, study says

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Source: http://sharpbrains.com/blog/2016/04/21/final-6-hours-to-register-tomorrows-virtual-lecture-on-25-must-know-brain-health-facts/

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Quick heads-up: Registration is now closed for todays’s virtual lecture on 25 Must-Know Facts to Harness Neuroplasticity & Technology For Better Brain Health.

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• What: Three well-recognized experts and pioneers–UCLA’s Dr. Bob Bilder, Emotiv’s Tan Le, and SharpBrains’ Alvaro Fernandez–will discuss 25 fundamental fact…

Source: http://www.brainhealtheducation.org/dt-mri-flags-traumatic-brain-injury-in-nfl-players/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dt-mri-flags-traumatic-brain-injury-in-nfl-players

Preliminary study results show that almost 43% of retired National Football League (NFL) players showed traumatic brain injury (TBI) according to sophisticated neuroimaging. The longer they played, the more at risk they were. An advanced form of neuroimaging, DTI enables three-dimensional visualization and characterization of white matter and is an objective biomarker of TBI. The new analysis

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