Experimental device seems to help more chemotherapy reach tumors, researchers report
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Novel Brain Cancer Treatment Taps Into Sound Waves
Experimental device seems to help more chemotherapy reach tumors, researchers report
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AARP TOOLS — The Complete Collection
Source: http://www.aarp.org/tools/
Use AARP Tools and calculators to better manage your finances, health care, diet, entertainment, travel and political interests….
Source: http://www.aarp.org/tools/
Use AARP Tools and calculators to better manage your finances, health care, diet, entertainment, travel and political interests….
Sport-specific brain training programs gain adoption in basketball, ice hockey and soccer
— Elite youth hockey players in MN camp. Image courtesy of Applied Cognitive Engineering
IntelliGym Trains The Brain Of An Athlete Like A Fighter Pilot (SportTechie):
“Fighter pilots and people playing team sports have more in common than you may have thought.
In fact, the cognitive functions players need on the soccer pitch, the ice rink and the basketball court are very similar to those fighter pilots use during aerial combat.
Cutting edge athletes in these sports are beginning to train their brains the same way the US and Is…
— Elite youth hockey players in MN camp. Image courtesy of Applied Cognitive Engineering
IntelliGym Trains The Brain Of An Athlete Like A Fighter Pilot (SportTechie):
“Fighter pilots and people playing team sports have more in common than you may have thought.
In fact, the cognitive functions players need on the soccer pitch, the ice rink and the basketball court are very similar to those fighter pilots use during aerial combat.
Cutting edge athletes in these sports are beginning to train their brains the same way the US and Is…
Health Care Law Resources
Source: http://www.aarp.org/health/health-insurance/health-care-law-resources/
Information on the new health care law for organizations….
Source: http://www.aarp.org/health/health-insurance/health-care-law-resources/
Information on the new health care law for organizations….
Antibiotics May Blunt Breast-Feeding's Benefits
Infants given the drugs were prone to infections and obesity in childhood, researchers say
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Infants given the drugs were prone to infections and obesity in childhood, researchers say
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Patients Often Prescribed, Share Extra Painkillers
Two new U.S. studies shed light on opioid epidemic
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Two new U.S. studies shed light on opioid epidemic
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Brain Scans to Distinguish Between Brain Injury and PTSD
The symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury overlap in a dizzying blur of similarity: depression, difficulty concentrating, anxiety, fatigue, loss of interest, and more. At the Center for Clinical Spectroscopy at Brigham and Women’s, Alexander Lin oversees the brain scans of veterans who have experienced a trauma. Linuses magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), to use the
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The symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury overlap in a dizzying blur of similarity: depression, difficulty concentrating, anxiety, fatigue, loss of interest, and more. At the Center for Clinical Spectroscopy at Brigham and Women’s, Alexander Lin oversees the brain scans of veterans who have experienced a trauma. Linuses magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), to use the
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Stroke more than doubles risk of dementia
Source: http://womensbrainhealth.org/think-about-it/stroke-more-than-doubles-risk-of-dementia
by Amina Zafar for CBC: The link between stroke and dementia is stronger than many Canadians realize, the Heart and Stroke Foundation says. Stroke happens when blood stops flowing to parts of the brain. A stroke more than doubles the risk of……
Source: http://womensbrainhealth.org/think-about-it/stroke-more-than-doubles-risk-of-dementia
by Amina Zafar for CBC: The link between stroke and dementia is stronger than many Canadians realize, the Heart and Stroke Foundation says. Stroke happens when blood stops flowing to parts of the brain. A stroke more than doubles the risk of……
Exercise from middle age can prevent memory aging
by Genevieve Alison and Grant McArthur for Herald Sun: EXERCISING from middle age can prevent 20 years of aging for a person’s memory and stave off dementia, a groundbreaking Melbourne study has shown. Regular exercise of any type, from walking the dog……
by Genevieve Alison and Grant McArthur for Herald Sun: EXERCISING from middle age can prevent 20 years of aging for a person’s memory and stave off dementia, a groundbreaking Melbourne study has shown. Regular exercise of any type, from walking the dog……
Maybe we should call it “just-in-case” rather than “just-in-time”
Source: http://www.nia.nih.gov/research/blog/2014/06/maybe-we-should-call-it-just-case-rather-just-time
So, you just received an automated email that asks you to submit “just-in-time” information for your application. Does that mean NIA is going to pay it? I wish! Unfortunately, that just-in-time request brings false hope to too many. Here’s some explanation of the just-in-time messages and our data on who gets funded. It might help you consider the priority of responding to a just-in-time request for information, if your application to NIA has a percentile score of 21 or poorer….
Source: http://www.nia.nih.gov/research/blog/2014/06/maybe-we-should-call-it-just-case-rather-just-time
So, you just received an automated email that asks you to submit “just-in-time” information for your application. Does that mean NIA is going to pay it? I wish! Unfortunately, that just-in-time request brings false hope to too many. Here’s some explanation of the just-in-time messages and our data on who gets funded. It might help you consider the priority of responding to a just-in-time request for information, if your application to NIA has a percentile score of 21 or poorer….