by Research Team | Jul 21, 2015 | Health News
A study which saw dementia patients undergo music therapy resulted in improvements to their symptoms and wellbeing as well as a reduction in disruptiveness to staff at their care home. Music therapy has long been known to help people with conditions such as dementia,...
by Research Team | Jul 21, 2015 | Health News
Experts on HIV-AIDS gathered in Vancouver are calling on political leaders worldwide to take action to help end the global epidemic. International AIDS Society president Chris Beyrer said community organizers have reached a consensus on asking world leaders to commit...
by Research Team | Jul 21, 2015 | Health News
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Monday that he’s not ready to declare the Midwest bird flu outbreak over even though no new cases of the H5N2 virus have been detected over for over a month. Poultry producers have caught a break thanks to the summer...
by Research Team | Jul 21, 2015 | Health News
In this July 1, 2015 photo, Roslyn Duffy poses for a photo holding two photos of her late mother, Evelyn Nappa, at her home in Seattle. Duffy had to scramble to find a home willing to take Medicaid payments after her mother was evicted from a Seattle assisted-living...
by Research Team | Jul 21, 2015 | Health News
To sleep, perchance to… ward off Alzheimer’s? New research suggests poor sleep may increase people’s risk of Alzheimer’s disease, by spurring a brain-clogging gunk that in turn further interrupts shut-eye. Disrupted sleep may be one of the...
by Research Team | Jul 21, 2015 | Health News
This undated family photo provided by Roslyn Duffy shows her late mother, Evelyn Nappa, with homemade cakes and pies. Duffy had to scramble to find a home willing to take Medicaid payments after her mother was evicted from a Seattle assisted-living facility.