Source: http://blog.alz.org/a-new-language-of-love-on-the-longest-day-of-the-year/
Today I’m honoring LuAnne and the 47 million people around the world who are living with Alzheimer’s by participating in The Longest Day, a sunrise-to-sunset event that symbolizes the challenging journey of those living with the disease and their caregivers.
How can I tell you about my wife LuAnne? In the simplest words, she is the love of my life and my bride since the age of 19. But words escaped me when, at 55, LuAnne was diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease.I still love being with LuAnne, but because of Alzheimer’s, she can no longer tell me what she sees, what she feels or what she wants. And while conversation eludes us, on The Longest Day I will use words in another way. From sunrise to sunset, I will write poetry in honor of LuAnne, and share my work publicly on a blog I created just for the event. Why poetry? Because, in the wo…
Source: http://blog.alz.org/a-new-language-of-love-on-the-longest-day-of-the-year/
Today I’m honoring LuAnne and the 47 million people around the world who are living with Alzheimer’s by participating in The Longest Day, a sunrise-to-sunset event that symbolizes the challenging journey of those living with the disease and their caregivers.
How can I tell you about my wife LuAnne? In the simplest words, she is the love of my life and my bride since the age of 19. But words escaped me when, at 55, LuAnne was diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease.I still love being with LuAnne, but because of Alzheimer’s, she can no longer tell me what she sees, what she feels or what she wants. And while conversation eludes us, on The Longest Day I will use words in another way. From sunrise to sunset, I will write poetry in honor of LuAnne, and share my work publicly on a blog I created just for the event. Why poetry? Because, in the wo…
Source: http://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/news/20160624/contaminated-gloves-a-no-no-in-hospitals?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Not changing them between patients raises risk of spreading infection via hospital surfaces, study shows
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Source: http://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/news/20160624/contaminated-gloves-a-no-no-in-hospitals?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Not changing them between patients raises risk of spreading infection via hospital surfaces, study shows
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Source: http://www.nia.nih.gov/research/blog/2014/06/genetics-data-available-secondary-analysis
Looking for genetic, health, and medical data to use in your research? Are you thinking of investigating genetic risks and influences on health conditions, particularly those related to aging but wondering how to get the data? Qualified researchers can now for the first time access data from one of the United States’ largest and most diverse genomics projects—the Genetic Epidemiology Research on Aging (GERA). The GERA cohort, at Kaiser Permanente Northern California system, has data on 78,000 members. You can apply to use these data in your research….
Source: http://www.nia.nih.gov/research/blog/2014/06/genetics-data-available-secondary-analysis
Looking for genetic, health, and medical data to use in your research? Are you thinking of investigating genetic risks and influences on health conditions, particularly those related to aging but wondering how to get the data? Qualified researchers can now for the first time access data from one of the United States’ largest and most diverse genomics projects—the Genetic Epidemiology Research on Aging (GERA). The GERA cohort, at Kaiser Permanente Northern California system, has data on 78,000 members. You can apply to use these data in your research….
Source: http://brainblogger.com/2016/06/22/magic-mushrooms-for-mental-health/
Psychedelics are powerful substances that alter perception, mood, and cognition. Psychedelic use has been a part of human history for thousands of years – for both spiritual and recreational practices – and they have been the focus of intense debate. Now, psychedelic drugs – once the symbol of a 1960s subculture – are being evaluated to treat depression.
A new study, published in Lancet Psychiatry, reports a small trial of psilocybin (a psychedelic substance naturally found in some mushroom species) for treatment-resistant depression. A total of 12 patients with moderate to severe unipolar depression received 2 doses of psilocybin 1 week apart along with psychological support. (A 10-mg dose was given as a test dose and a 25-mg dose was given as the therapeutic dose 7 days later.) The patients had experienced symptoms of depression for an average of nearly 18 yea…
Source: http://brainblogger.com/2016/06/22/magic-mushrooms-for-mental-health/
Psychedelics are powerful substances that alter perception, mood, and cognition. Psychedelic use has been a part of human history for thousands of years – for both spiritual and recreational practices – and they have been the focus of intense debate. Now, psychedelic drugs – once the symbol of a 1960s subculture – are being evaluated to treat depression.
A new study, published in Lancet Psychiatry, reports a small trial of psilocybin (a psychedelic substance naturally found in some mushroom species) for treatment-resistant depression. A total of 12 patients with moderate to severe unipolar depression received 2 doses of psilocybin 1 week apart along with psychological support. (A 10-mg dose was given as a test dose and a 25-mg dose was given as the therapeutic dose 7 days later.) The patients had experienced symptoms of depression for an average of nearly 18 yea…
Source: http://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20160623/healthy-living-slashes-cancer-risk?src=RSS_PUBLIC
The ‘good’ life cuts tumor odds up to 45 percent and risk of cancer death up to 61 percent, study finds
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Source: http://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20160623/healthy-living-slashes-cancer-risk?src=RSS_PUBLIC
The ‘good’ life cuts tumor odds up to 45 percent and risk of cancer death up to 61 percent, study finds
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Source: http://sharpbrains.com/blog/2016/06/20/20-must-know-facts-to-harness-neuroplasticity-and-improve-brain-health/
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June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, so let me share these 20 Must-Know Facts to Harness Neuroplasticity & Improve Brain Health that come from the hundreds of scientific and medical studies we analyzed to prepare the book The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness: How to Improve Brain Health and Performance at Any Age:
- There is more than one “It” in “Use It or Lose It” — our performance depends on a variety of brain functions and cognitive skills, n…
Source: http://sharpbrains.com/blog/2016/06/20/20-must-know-facts-to-harness-neuroplasticity-and-improve-brain-health/
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June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, so let me share these 20 Must-Know Facts to Harness Neuroplasticity & Improve Brain Health that come from the hundreds of scientific and medical studies we analyzed to prepare the book The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness: How to Improve Brain Health and Performance at Any Age:
- There is more than one “It” in “Use It or Lose It” — our performance depends on a variety of brain functions and cognitive skills, n…
Source: http://sharpbrains.com/blog/2016/06/22/question-do-brain-supplements-work/
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Answer: Unless directed to address an identified deficiency, growing evidence shows that supplements do not seem to bring any sustained cognitive or brain benefits.
Keep reading 20 Must-Know Facts To Harness Neuroplasticity And Improve Brain Health over at The Creativity Post.
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Source: http://sharpbrains.com/blog/2016/06/22/question-do-brain-supplements-work/
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Answer: Unless directed to address an identified deficiency, growing evidence shows that supplements do not seem to bring any sustained cognitive or brain benefits.
Keep reading 20 Must-Know Facts To Harness Neuroplasticity And Improve Brain Health over at The Creativity Post.
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Source: http://www.brainhealtheducation.org/us-kids-get-2-million-concussions-a-year-from-sports-play/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-kids-get-2-million-concussions-a-year-from-sports-play
As many as 2 million concussions from sports or play activities occur in U.S. children and teens each year and many receive no treatment according to a new study led by pediatrician Dr. Mersine Bryan of Seattle Children’s Hospital. It was published Monday in the journal Pediatrics. The estimate is based on 2013 data from emergency
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Source: http://www.brainhealtheducation.org/us-kids-get-2-million-concussions-a-year-from-sports-play/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-kids-get-2-million-concussions-a-year-from-sports-play
As many as 2 million concussions from sports or play activities occur in U.S. children and teens each year and many receive no treatment according to a new study led by pediatrician Dr. Mersine Bryan of Seattle Children’s Hospital. It was published Monday in the journal Pediatrics. The estimate is based on 2013 data from emergency
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Source: http://sharpbrains.com/blog/2016/06/21/managing-brains-not-bodies-in-the-knowledge-economy/
[Photo: Flickr user_DJ_, Brian Snelson via Wikimedia Commons]
This Outdated Approach To Productivity Is Bad For Your Brain (Fast Company):
“Your car has parts that perform specific tasks. The radiator cools the engine. The spark plugs ignite the gas. The intake manifold distributes air and gas evenly to the cylinders. We think of a car this way because a car is a machine.
For most of the 20th century, scientists mapped the brain in the same way…This machine paradigm for the brain is a model of Industrial Age …
Source: http://sharpbrains.com/blog/2016/06/21/managing-brains-not-bodies-in-the-knowledge-economy/
[Photo: Flickr user_DJ_, Brian Snelson via Wikimedia Commons]
This Outdated Approach To Productivity Is Bad For Your Brain (Fast Company):
“Your car has parts that perform specific tasks. The radiator cools the engine. The spark plugs ignite the gas. The intake manifold distributes air and gas evenly to the cylinders. We think of a car this way because a car is a machine.
For most of the 20th century, scientists mapped the brain in the same way…This machine paradigm for the brain is a model of Industrial Age …
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