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Brain Atlas Featured on PBS
(Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer did an in-depth piece last night on The Allen Brain Atlas, the ambitious Seattle project that Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen launched three years ago with $100 million.
How the Brain Allows Us to Anticipate
(Source: Medical News Today) - When you watch a movie, the odds are that you have an inkling about how the plot may unfold. This is probably because you've seen other similar stories and are relying on your memory of common cues.
Beating the Holiday Blues
(Source: Sunrise Senior Living) - Though the holiday season is typically festive, for caregivers of aging parents the holidays may bring added stress.
Caregiver Support = Fewer NH Placements
(Source: Thomas Jefferson University) - A recent study lead by Laura N. Gitlin PhD, director of the Center for Applied Research on Aging and Health (CARAH) at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, indicates that helping caregivers take care of themselves is key to enabling them to better deal with family members with dementia. In fact, those caregivers who were provided extra, individualized support had less depression and were able to keep family members in adult day services - and out of nursing homes - much longer.
Scripps and Pfizer to Work Together on Uncured Diseases
(Source: South Florida Business Journal) - Pfizer announced that it will engage in a five-year research collaboration with the Scripps Research Institute to advance scientific knowledge of uncured diseases, including cancer, diabetes, mental illness and Alzheimer's disease.
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