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Dear Diary Comforts the Elderly: Journaling Helps With End-of-Life Care

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

Elderly volunteers that kept reflective journals on the dying process were better able to be companions for those in their final days.

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Tree Nuts Cut Colon Cancer Relapse: Reduces Recurrence in Patients

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

Two or more ounces of tree nuts a week sharply reduced cancer recurrence and premature death risk in patients with Stage III colon cancer.

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Naps Boost Toddler Talk: Daytime Snoozes Help with Language Development

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

Toddlers under age three that took the most daytime naps developed larger vocabularies over time, British researchers found.

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Tai Chi Eases the Blues: Helps Depression Sufferers

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

Weekly lessons in tai chi along with thrice-weekly home practice sessions significantly lowered depression in Boston Chinese-Americans.

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Regular Sleep Times Promote Health: Train Your Brain to Fall Asleep

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

Picking a wake-up time and sticking to it is a way to train the brain to fall asleep, which boosts the sleep time helpful in appetite control.

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Robot Roomies: New Tech May Relieve Elder Isolation

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

Emerging technologies may provide mental enrichment, fun, companionship and health reminders to the many seniors that live alone.

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Tree Tally: Digitalizing Data Helps Rainforest Census

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

By digitalizing photographs and other museum records, scientists are closing in on the number of tree species left to be discovered in the Amazon rainforest.

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Animal Smarts: Chimps, Zebrafish and Birds Communicate Like We Do

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

Scientists are discovering that chimps anticipate events, zebrafish form friendships, and birds guide humans hunting for beehives.

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Long-Term Cell Phone Use a Health Risk: Researchers Warn of Cancer Danger

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

Swedish scientists have found an increased risk of glioma, a type of brain cancer, in cell phone users, with risks rising with the years and with frequency of use.

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Senior Sisterhood: New Options for Independent Co-Housing

Nov 30, 2017 04:20PM

Cohousing developments for older women are being created in the United Kingdom and United States to replace retirement homes that encourage dependency.

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