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Topic- Mental health
Transcendental meditation relieves PTSD symptoms
Practicing transcendental meditation (TM) led to significant relief from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among US veterans of the war in Vietnam, the Gulf War, Somalia, Iraq and Afghanistan, researchers say.
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Hearing problems may up risk of disability, dementia
It is generally accepted that hearing loss may play a role in social isolation, depression, lower quality of life and other adverse mental health conditions; however, there is little robust research to back up such associations.
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New AAN guideline: exercise to boost memory, thinking
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has updated its practice guideline for people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and now says that clinicians should recommend twice-weekly exercise to improve memory and cognition.
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Knowing about money reduces anxiety
A survey of people in Japan, ages 20-69, gauged their level of financial literacy by asking questions about their accumulated wealth, calculation skills and understanding of pricing behavior and financial securities, such as bonds and stocks.
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Lonely or not, older adults benefit from social connections
Both the subjective experience of loneliness (how people feel) and the objective measures of isolation, such as size of social network and access to resources, are important despite their differences, point out the authors of a new report.
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Exercise relieves depression for people with dementia
While living at one of eight long-term care homes in Taiwan, 150 resident volunteers with dementia who used wheelchairs were assigned to an exercise group or a control group.
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