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Alan Trounson, California's Dr. Stem Cell
In 2004, with President George W. Bush dead set against stem cell research, California just went ahead and did it. Voters made stem cell research a state constitutional right, and endorsed $3 billion in bond sales for 10 years to cement the deal. CIRM,...Tags: Heart Problems, Genetics, Parkinson's Disease, Heart Disease, Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Brain impairment not an automatic part of aging
Years ago, a colleague of mine showed me a study about how cognitive ability can start slipping as early as age 50. "I guess that means we only have a limited time left in the money management business," he teased. That study has always haunted me. It'...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Physical Conditions, Game Playing, Crosswords, Medical Research
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Washington County Sheriff's Office looking for Alzheimer's patient
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is looking for an Alzheimer’s patient who walked away from NMS Healthcare on Marsh Pike, police said Tuesday. Eugene James Brown, who also suffers from depression and dementia, was last seen at NMS...
Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Are you cognitively fit?
If you think you can't teach an old dog new tricks, think again. According to psychologist and health and wellness expert Dennis Kravetz, not only can you continue to learn as you age, but keeping your brain fit can help you live longer. "People who are...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Scrabble (game), Hobbies
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'This Is the End' premiere: Rogen's laughter fills the air, and that's not all
Seth Rogen’s laugh is unmistakable. It’s guttural, goofy, and sounds a bit like the Cookie Monster's. But no one knows the actor’s signature chuckle better than longtime writing partner, Evan Goldberg, who teamed with Rogen to direct the...Tags: This Is the End (movie), Jay Baruchel, Isla Fisher, Seth Rogen, Mindy Kaling
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What would the world be like if life span were to increase dramatically?
Imagine, for a moment, what might happen if science succeeds in eradicating disease and people live far longer than they do today. Do we toast to the extra years spent embracing loved ones and traveling the planet (maybe other planets?) and learning new...
Tags: Physical Conditions, Heart Disease, University of California, Los Angeles, Obituaries, Columbia University
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Our View: Our elders deserve to be treated with dignity, respect
One of the more saddening things to be revealed during the county’s first-ever Elder Abuse Conference was just how much of a problem elder abuse is. One reason that this indelible fact may have escaped many of us is that elder abuse also often... -
'The Internship' review: Or just Google 'download terrible virus'
Zero stars (out of four) Somewhere in his succession of playing lovable jerks, Vince Vaughn (“Swingers,” “Fred Claus,” “Couples Retreat,” etc.) stopped caring about being lovable. His motor-mouth shtick, undercut by...
Tags: The Internship (movie), Ben Affleck, Will Ferrell, Viral Diseases and Infections, Skin Cancer
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Four FAU Deans: Cutting Health Institutes would be devastating
Every day, health professionals and scientists working in universities and hospitals across the country see the hope that medical research brings to patients treated at their institutions. However, the Appropriations Committee in the House of...Tags: National Institutes of Health, Health Organizations, HIV, Physical Conditions, Florida Atlantic University
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Bill seeks to give Holocaust survivors priority for in-home care, services
More than a thousand South Florida seniors are waiting for in-home services, like home-delivered meals and personal care aides, that are financed through the federal Older Americans Act. But Holocaust survivors could get priority when slots become open in...
Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Corporate Officers, HIV, Religion and Belief, Debbie Wasserman Schultz
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Missing elderly man sought
A once-missing 79-year-old who suffers from dementia was found safe on Monday, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said Monday. Authorities said Sunday that Frankie Jemison Neives of Orlando was missing and they asked for the public's help to find him....
Tags: Orange County Sheriff's Office
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Disaster-assistance information available, and more
News briefs from Kane County and the Tri-Cities. Kane County Disaster-assistance information available Disaster-assistance teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency are in Kane County to provide information and register residents affected...
Tags: Politics, Interior Policy, Electronics, FEMA, Labor Day
May 29, 2013
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Jun 7, 2013
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Jun 6, 2013
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Jun 4, 2013
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May 30, 2013
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