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Tool May Help Boost Confidence in Ability to Recall Memories

A new intervention tool is training older adults to boost their everyday memory. ....

United-states , Ohio , Cleveland , America , Georgew-rebok , Ann-pearman , Krystall-culler , Virtual-brain-health-center , Gerontological-society-of-america , Gerontological-society , Everyday-memory , Metacognitive-intervention

Middle-Aged Smokers Face Higher Risk for Dementia

Middle-aged smokers are far more likely to report having memory loss and confusion than nonsmokers. ....

Risk-factor-surveillance-system , Addiction , Alzheimers-disease , Lzheimer-disease , Tobacco-cessation , Uitting-tobacco-use , Smoking , Smoker , Cognition , Health-behavior-change , Health-risk-behavior

Cancer Deaths Fall; Women's Weight Loss; and Palliative Sedation

The top 3 things you should know to start your day. ....

Melbourne , Victoria , Australia , Italy , Luciano-orsi , International-congress-on-obesity , Cancer-deaths-fall , Annual-report , Cause-women , International-congress , Rivista-italiana , Cure-palliative

What Is Palliative Sedation, and How Is It Administered?

Unlike medically assisted death, palliative sedation aims to reduce the perception of an otherwise intolerable symptom. Systematic education about palliative sedation has been lacking. ....

Italy , Italian , Italian-palliative-care-society , Palliative-sedation , Italian-law , Sedation , Benzodiazepines , Refractory , Dyspnea , Palliative-care , Assisted-suicide

'Die' or 'Pass Away'? Docs' Euphemisms May Muddle Talks About Death

Experts from Duke University discussed the importance of clear communication about death with parents of critically ill children. ....

United-states , Boston , Massachusetts , Dana-farber-cancer-institute , Michaelb-pitt , Margareth-barlet , Jenniferw-mack , National-institutes-of-health , Harvard-medical-school , University-of-minnesota , Doris-duke-charitable-foundation