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Better focus in a too-busy world

March 8, 2017

Are you doing multiple things? Thumbing through this month’s edition of American Nurse Today while watching television? Listening to a colleague while writing care notes? You may believe doing two…

Evidence suggests that desk-based jobs may lower the risk of cognitive decline

August 5, 2020

New research appearing in the International Journal of Epidemiology suggests that people who work desk-based jobs may have a lower risk of cognitive decline than those who work…

Exercise reduces silent brain infarctions

June 11, 2011

Moderate to heavy physical activity is associated with a lower risk of silent brain infarctions in older adults according to a study published online by Neurology. Read more.

Study examines connection between brain health and sleep-disordered breathing

April 6, 2020

A new study recently published in JAMA Neurology examines if there is a potential link between brain health and “sleep-disordered breathing (SLB).” (more…)