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Just a small increase in social interaction benefits older adults with dementia and lowers health care costs

AAIC: One Social Hour a Week in Dementia Care Improves Lives

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Good staff training improves patients' quality of life, lowers costs, researchers say
Daily crossword puzzles may help keep the brain sharp

AAIC: Daily Crosswords Linked to Improved Cognition in Later Life

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Regular puzzlers score better on tests of cognitive function, researchers find
Boxers and mixed martial arts fighters have higher levels of certain proteins that reflect brain injury compared to retired fighters and non-fighters

Signs of Long-Term Brain Injury in Blood of Boxers, MMA Fighters

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Researchers find head injuries from fighting cause brain changes that might spur troubles later in life
Idarucizumab can reverse the anticoagulant effect of dabigatran in emergency situations

Idarucizumab Shows Reliable Reversal of Dabigatran

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Effective for dabigatran reversal among patients with uncontrolled bleeding, undergoing urgent surgery
Couples who undergo assisted reproduction treatment do not have a higher likelihood of divorce

Treatment for Infertility Does Not Appear to Raise Risk of Divorce

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Study finds couples who seek in vitro fertilization are not at added risk of divorce
Daily aspirin at a dose of 150 mg may protect pregnant women from preeclampsia

Aspirin Effective in Pregnancies at High Risk for Preeclampsia

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Odds of preeclampsia drop for high-risk women who take 150 mg of aspirin daily, researchers find
A frequency-selective silencing device can allow intensive care unit patients to hear and communicate without experiencing the negative consequences of audible alarms

Frequency-Selective Silencing Device Beneficial for ICU Patients

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Device removes alarm sounds while allowing patients to hear everything and communicate
Heavy drinking appears to cause biological aging at a cellular level

Excessive Alcohol Use Found to Speed Up Cellular Aging

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DNA research reveals alcoholics have shorter telomeres
Simple lifestyle changes might delay the start of dementia or slow its progression

Three Lifestyle Interventions May Slow Cognitive Decline

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Cognitive training, management of hypertension, increased physical activity all help delay decline
Staphylococcus aureus infections among U.S. hospital patients have been less resistant to key antibiotics in recent years

Rates of S. aureus Antibiotic Resistance Down in United States

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Rates of susceptibility to certain antibiotics have increased over time