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Hospice Care Increasing for Nursing Home Patients with Dementia
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[09/02/2011] In newly published research analysing data on more than 3.8 million deceased nursing home residents, researchers at Brown University found the proportion of residents with dementia who benefited from Medicare hospice care nearly tripled – and the duration of care more than doubled – between 1999 and 2006.Hospice Care Increasing for Nursing Home Patients with Dementia - Read more
Improving Mind-Controlled Prosthetics
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[07/02/2011] US Researchers are helping the Pentagon build reliable mind-controlled prosthetic devices that military and civilian amputees can use the rest of their lives. Improving Mind-Controlled Prosthetics - Read more
Free Concert for Young People with Autism and their Families
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[17/01/2011] The Help Group and Music for Autism present the first of a series of four autism-friendly interactive concerts designed for young people with autism and their families. Free Concert for Young People with Autism and their Families - Read more
Helping Electric-Wheelchair Users Move more Easily
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[07/01/2011] Researchers are working on technology that will enable electric-powered wheelchairs to detect hazardous terrain and automatically adjust their control settings to maneuver more safely. Helping Electric-Wheelchair Users Move more Easily - Read more
Hospice Care Increasing for Nursing Home Patients with Dementia
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[22/12/2010] A new study of nursing home records shows more residents with dementia are seeking a hospice benefit and using it longer. The study also estimates that 40 percent of nursing home residents die with some degree of dementia.Hospice Care Increasing for Nursing Home Patients with Dementia - Read more
Radiation Therapy Improves Painful Condition Associated with MS
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[24/11/2010] Stereotactic radiation is an effective, long-term treatment for trigeminal neuralgia: a painful condition that occurs with increased frequency in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Radiation is noninvasive and has less negative side effects than other treatments, according to the longest follow-up in a study of its kind.Radiation Therapy Improves Painful Condition Associated with MS - Read more
Brain Bleeding Is Common with Aging
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[17/11/2010] A small amount of bleeding in the brain seems to be common among older individuals, according to a study by the University of California-Irvine.Brain Bleeding Is Common with Aging - Read more
How the Deaf Have Super Vision
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[18/10/2010] Deaf or blind people often report enhanced abilities in their remaining senses. Researchers have discovered there is a causal link between enhanced visual abilities and reorganisation of the part of the brain that usually handles auditory input in congenitally deaf cats.How the Deaf Have Super Vision - Read more
A Sing-Song Way to a Cure for Speech Disorder
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[13/10/2010] Speech-language pathology researchers are comparing two styles of singing in hopes of finding a treatment for laryngeal tremors, a vocal disorder associated with many neurological disorders that can result in severe communication difficulties.A Sing-Song Way to a Cure for Speech Disorder - Read more
Suicide Rates High among Middle-Aged People
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[06/10/2010] The suicide rate for middle-aged people - a group considered relatively protected from suicide and with historically stable suicide rates - took an upward jump between 1999 and 2005, according to research.Suicide Rates High among Middle-Aged People - Read more
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