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Hobbies like reading or knitting may reduce memory loss

Do you like to knit? Collect stamps? Read? If you have a hobby that you enjoy doing and do regularly, you may be warding off memory loss.
Researchers from the Mayo Clinic presented study findings after following 200 seniors, aged 70 to 89 years old who had "mild cognitive impairments," and comparing them to 200 [...]

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Seniors who need mental health care may be out of luck

Receiving treatments for mental health problems can be difficult enough without having extra barriers thrown in the way. Admitting you need the help, finding the help, and following through with it can be about as much as a person can handle - but if you throw in economics, you may end up not getting the [...]

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Being over 100 may also bring on depression

It’s the milestone of all milestones, turning 100 years old. It can bring letters of congratulations from royalty and government officials, it can bring publicity on the local news. But, are centenarians, a growing demographic group, happy? Not always, say researchers from Temple University. In a study of 224 people over 100 years old, the [...]

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