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A study reported in Pediatric Research and reported on Nature.com, evaluated the risk of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) following childhood traumatic brain injury (TBI). Using Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database, 10,416 newly diagnosed TBI children (aged =12 years) between 2001 and 2002 and 41,664 children without TBI, who were frequency matched by sex, age, and

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It is April. Spring flowers, trees in bud, warming temperatures, and a funding update from NIA that is as natural as the Spring, and as welcome as the flowers? (OK. Not so much!) Still, it is good news for some….

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But there was a slightly increased risk of less serious heart problems

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Source: http://brainblogger.com/2016/04/21/could-brain-stimulation-be-a-therapy-for-anorexia-nervosa/

Anorexia nervosa affects millions of people throughout the world. It has a high mortality rate and the therapies that are currently available are highly ineffective. Yet only 10–30% of adults with anorexia recover with psychotherapy, and pharmacological treatments have a low efficacy. The need for better treatments is obvious and urgent.

Research has revealed a number of changes which occur in the brain of patients with anorexia. These include both structural and functional deficits such as the loss of grey matter in areas that play important roles in the regulation of feeding behavior, reward, emotion and motivation. It is believed that anorexia may be associated with a dysregulation of inhibitory and reward systems, which lays the ground for compulsive and obsessive behaviors to arise.

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by Lisa Chik for UCSD Guardian: UCSD researchers, in collaboration with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza, will have first-time access to study the disproportionately high percentage of centenarians living in the remote village of Acciaroli, Italy. UCSD Health……

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The AARP Hearing Center is your place for information, tools and solutions for living with hearing impairment and maintaining hearing health….

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But one expert contends that difference in bone density wasn’t enough, on average, to worry about fractures

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by Max Gottlieb for Senior Planning: We’ve all seen the horror stories on the news about elder abuse. The fear of abuse is one reason many people view assisted living or group homes in a negative light. Care facilities, however,……

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AARP’s Healthy Living channel provides news and information on fitness, nutrition and wellness….

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Study supports well-managed use of the cheap, standby drug, but one expert prefers newer blood thinners

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