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In the first research of its kind, a new study shows that adverse childhood experiences are associated with increased PD symptoms and decreased quality of life.
April 28, 2021
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Humans need pauses to regain energy and focus. “It’s important for you to take a break,” says Sanford DeVoe, a professor of management and organizations at University of California, Los Angeles. “That’s one of the great promises of vacation, is that you can completely sever ties.”
“The country is going through this racial reckoning, and part of that racial reckoning is understanding our history,” said Daniel Solorzano, director of the Center for Critical Race Studies in Education at UCLA. “We do have a racist history, and ethnic studies talks about that. They engage in that conversation. … We need to have those conversations.”
Doctors Harness the Power of Human Connections
Social medicine programs, which often encourage patients to engage with other people, can help address dementia, isolation and more.
Socializing can help dementia patients improve their cognition and quality of life.Credit.Sammy Jo Hester/The Daily Herald, via Associated Press
By John Hanc
This article is part of our new series on the
, which examines changes in the medical field.
Less than five years ago, Mary Albrecht was a professor of marketing at Maryville University in St. Louis. She gave lectures and led classroom discussions; she advised students; she interacted with her faculty colleagues. In 2017, Ms. Albrecht learned she had Alzheimer’s disease, and she retired that same year losing a network of students, colleagues and friends that had nourished her for 31 years.