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CDC Releases Guidance on Helping Older Adults, People Living with Dementia Safe During Cold and Icy Weather

44 minutes ago | Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have updated a webpage on helping older adults and people living with dementia stay safe during cold weather. The guidance and...
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Resources Available for Older Driver Safety Awareness Week

44 minutes ago | Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration , American Occupational Therapy Association , and others are promoting resources around Older Drivers Safety Week taking...
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‘Quick and Creative Street Projects' Report from Bar, Solomon Foundations Display Impact of Local Projects

44 minutes ago | Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative

Among the ways communities adapted during the pandemic was to make simple, but impactful changes to streets and public spaces that spurred economic activity, improved...
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Age-Friendly Funding Alert: COVID-19 Community Grants

44 minutes ago | Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative | 2 articles

On December 6th, Health Resources in Action announced the Massachusetts COVID-19 Community Grants Program aimed at reducing COVID-19 infections, morbidity, and mortality among...
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50 Community Organizations Receive Funding from Tufts Health Plan Foundation

44 minutes ago | Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative | 2 articles

Tufts Health Plan Foundation announced 50 community organizations across the region, including 10 in Massachusetts, will receive a total of $500,000 in Momentum Fund grants to...
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Cataract Surgery Might Lower Your Odds for Dementia

1 hour ago | Medicine Net | 2 articles

Title: Cataract Surgery Might Lower Your Odds for Dementia Category: Health News Created: 12/7/2021 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 12/8/2021 12:00:00 AM
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Self-administered exam more quickly identifies MCI conversion to dementia

2 hours ago | Healio

A self-administered test detected mild cognitive impairment conversion to dementia at least 6 months soon than the Mini-Mental State Examination, according to results of a...
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Quiz: Which Wrinkle Reducing Treatment Is Right For You?

6 hours ago | Plastic Surgery Center of the South

When it comes to fighting wrinkles and rejuvenating your skin, you have many treatment options. BOTOX® , dermal fillers , and microdermabrasion all offer anti-aging benefits...
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Woman's race/ethnicity and menopause status may partially determine the severity of GI symptoms

6 hours ago | News Medical

Hormonal changes during the menopause transition have been shown to affect a woman's gastrointestinal functions with some unpleasant results such as nausea, bloating, and...
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Tau and PQBP1: Protein interaction induces inflammation in the brain

6 hours ago | ScienceDaily

Researchers have clarified the relationship between the intracellular receptor PQBP1 and the structural protein Tau, which is dysregulated in neurodegenerative diseases such as...
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Self-administered exam more quickly identifies MCI conversion to dementia

A self-administered test detected mild cognitive impairment conversion to dementia at least 6 months soon than the Mini-Mental State Examination, according to results of a... Read more ...

Quiz: Which Wrinkle Reducing Treatment Is Right For You?

When it comes to fighting wrinkles and rejuvenating your skin, you have many treatment options. BOTOX® , dermal fillers , and microdermabrasion all offer anti-aging benefits... Read more ...

Woman's race/ethnicity and menopause status may partially determine the...

Hormonal changes during the menopause transition have been shown to affect a woman's gastrointestinal functions with some unpleasant results such as nausea, bloating, and... Read more ...

Tau and PQBP1: Protein interaction induces inflammation in the brain

Researchers have clarified the relationship between the intracellular receptor PQBP1 and the structural protein Tau, which is dysregulated in neurodegenerative diseases such as... Read more ...

How Do I Know If My Night Sweats Are Serious?

Title: How Do I Know If My Night Sweats Are Serious? Category: Diseases and Conditions Created: 12/7/2021 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 12/7/2021 12:00:00 AM Read more ...

Could Viagra Help Prevent Alzheimer's?

Researchers from Ohio used a large gene-mapping network to analyze whether more than 1600 FDA-approved drugs could work against Alzheimer's. Sildenafil appeared at the top of... Read more ...

What's Cooking for the Holidays? Famed Chef Jacques Pepin Makes it Simple

Easy, delicious recipes perfect for any time Read more ...

$56K Alzheimer's drug avoiding Biden's cost curbs, for now

A new $56,000-a-year Alzheimer's medication that's leading to one of the biggest increases ever in Medicare premiums is highlighting the limitations of President Joe Biden's... Read more ...

Ryan Reynolds Is Taking A Break From Acting To Focus On His Kids

Ryan Reynolds plans to put his acting career on pause so he can focus on his family - and so his kids can have “a pretty normal schedule” As much as we love seeing Ryan... Read more ...

Will you get a pay rise in 2022?

Today on Please Explain, senior business columnist Stephen Bartholomeusz joins Jess Irvine to discuss whether wage and inflation pressure in the United States could spill over... Read more ...