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Source: http://www.webmd.com/parkinsons-disease/news/20160712/cancer-drug-shows-early-promise-for-parkinsons-disease?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Medication was generally found safe, and study findings hinted at a benefit

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Source: http://www.aarp.org/health/health-insurance/info-2014/role-of-nurse-care-managers-ri-AARP-ppi-health.html

The series is a collaboration of the National Academy for State Health Policy and the AARP Public Policy Institute. We recognize that it takes a team of skilled professionals to deliver improved chronic care. In this series, we focus on how registered nurses—who make up the largest segment of the health care workforce—are being deployed in ambulatory delivery systems to take on new roles. Future series will focus on other members of the health care team….

Source: http://womensbrainhealth.org/think-twice/for-women-healthy-diets-may-help-with-mobility-when-aging

by EurekAlert: In a large study conducted by at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), researchers found an association between women who maintain a healthy diet and a reduction in the risk of developing impaired physical function as they age. The……

Source: http://womensbrainhealth.org/think-outside-the-box/amyloid-probes-gain-power-in-search-for-alzheimers-cause

by PHYS.ORG: A metallic molecule being studied at Rice University begins to glow when bound to amyloid protein fibrils of the sort implicated in Alzheimer’s disease. When triggered with ultraviolet light, the molecule glows much brighter, which enables real-time monitoring……

Source: http://womensbrainhealth.org/think-it-over/impaired-kidney-function-linked-to-brain-disorders-stroke-or-dementia

by Bel Marra Health: Research suggests, having a kidney problem is directly related to a brain disorder. Kidneys are responsible for removing waste from the blood, balancing salt and minerals in the blood, and producing rennin, which helps manage blood pressure…….

Source: http://sharpbrains.com/blog/2016/07/08/survey-do-you-believe-your-healthcare-provider-offers-excellent-brain-health-care/

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Source: http://www.aarp.org/health/health-insurance/health-care-law-fact-sheets-translations/

Information on the new health care law in Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean and Tagalog….

Source: http://www.aarp.org/health/medicare-insurance/info-2014/ohio-medicaid-expansion-voter-survey.html

Medicaid is important to and its expansion in Ohio supported by the majority of the state’s registered voters age 18+….

Source: http://womensbrainhealth.org/think-about-it/unmasking-alzheimers-risk-in-young-adults

by Jacqueline Howard for CNN: The risk for developing devastating Alzheimer’s disease may be detectable in healthy adults younger than expected, and new studies reveal how. Tests already exist to determine a genetic risk for familial Alzheimer’s disease, which is typically early-onset……

Source: http://www.brainhealtheducation.org/teching-prison-inmates-about-their-own-brain-trauma-could-help-them-rehabilitate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=teching-prison-inmates-about-their-own-brain-trauma-could-help-them-rehabilitate

The approach to quantifying a possible connection between brain injury and criminal behavior—and using that data to aide in inmate rehabilitation—arose three years ago. Over a two-year period, Gorgens graduate students assessed 80 inmates in the Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center in Denver, which houses arrestees as they await sentencing. The findings from the pilot study

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