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Dementia doesn’t just involve cognitive decline, it also involves deteriorating physical function. This major cause of limitation in activities of daily living in older adults with dementia requires safe, effective, and evidence-based nonpharmacological approaches. One such approach is chair yoga. Read more
Changing the order of treatments given to breast cancer patients could reduce side effects and improve outcomes, according to an Imperial study. In a clinical feasibility trial, published in The Lancet Oncology, researchers found that switching the sequence of treatments Read more
Being physically active has major health benefits. But physical activity affects boys and girls differently. New research has examined the relationship between body fat and physical activity in children. “We looked at the connection between objectively measured physical activity and Read more
People with sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy sleep behaviors could develop fatty liver disease, according to new research published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Fatty liver disease is the leading chronic liver disease worldwide, affecting about Read more
While most medical attention has been on COVID, work has been underway to eliminate another viral disease, hepatitis C. In Australia, approximately 120,000 people have hepatitis C. It’s mostly spread through injecting drugs using unsterile equipment. Left untreated, hepatitis C Read more
Aliria Rosa Piedrahita de Villegas should have developed Alzheimer’s disease in her 40s and died from the disease in her 60s because of a rare genetic mutation. Instead, she lived dementia-free into her 70s, and now her brain is yielding Read more
Car accidents, falls, and sports-related collisions are among the many causes of traumatic brain injuries (TBI)—sudden impact that damages the brain. Such injuries can affect cognitive functioning including information processing, working memory, and attention span. This reduced brain activity adversely Read more