Men are more likely to provide the care for elderly relatives

JACKSONVILLE: More men than women in the “sandwich generation” provide day-to-day help for aging parents while supporting their own children, a study indicates.

Nearly three quarters of fathers said that they helped to “maintain the well-being” of a parent or a parent-in-law compared with two Read More »

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Developing healthy brain is target of worldwide campaign

DALLAS: Brain awareness has become a global campaign to increase public understanding and support for brain research.

The campaign is focused on brain health and usage.

There are eleven exercises that, if regularly undertaken, can improve brain capacity.

6. Give up caffeine: Many of us Read More »

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Test of new device that protects the brain during heart-valve procedure

NEW HAVEN: In the first multicenter trial of its kind, researchers tested a new device that lowers the risk of stroke and cognitive decline in patients undergoing heart-valve replacement.

Stroke is a devastating complication of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a minimally invasive procedure to Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

NEW YORK: The hundred and seventy-eighth entry for the seniors housing Global Award for 2015 has been received.

Stonewall Gardens is not your average, run-of-the-mill Bingo-playing retirement home. Rather, the 24-unit LGBT assisted-living village—the first of its kind in Southern California—is a place where LGBT seniors Read More »

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