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Mystery Ingredient in Coffee Wards Off Alzheimer’s

Some mystery ingredient helps coffee protect against Alzheimer’s disease, concludes a new study in mice. Caffeinated coffee has been found to decrease the risk of Alzheimer’s by boosting ...
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Decaf Coffee Benefits the Brain

Caffeine addicts may wonder: What’s the point of decaf coffee? A new study suggests it may benefit the brain and protect against the mental decline that comes with ...
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Children With Mental Illnesses May Benefit From ‘Shock’ Therapy

Electrically stimulating the brain with so-called “electroshock” therapy may have help some children with mental illnesses — including depression — whose conditions are unresponsive to other treatments, according ...
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Heart Attack Patients at Higher Risk for Suicide

People who have suffered a heart attack may be at an increased risk for suicide, according to a new Danish study. Heart attack patients without a history of ...
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Kids with Autism Don’t Copy ‘Silly’ Actions

When imitating the behavior of an adult, children with the developmental disorder autism tend to skip “silly,” unnecessary actions, while those without autism tend to copy everything they ...
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Pictures Better than Sign Language for Communicating with Kids with Autism

Children with autism who don’t speak could benefit from using pictures to communicate, and having even their small attempts at speaking rewarded, new research suggests. These methods of ...
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7 Holiday Stress Busters

Introduction The holidays are packed with good tidings and cheer, but they can also bring stress. “It’s that time of year when stress over time, money and relationships ...
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Benign Brain Tumors Not Linked to Cell Phones

Using a cell phone for many years does not increase the risk of developing a benign type of brain tumor, a new Danish study finds. Those in the ...
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Cellphones Don’t Boost Kids’ Brain Cancer Risk

Cellphones do not increase the risk of brain cancer in children and teens, a new Swedish study suggests. In the study, children and teens with brain tumors were ...
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Sheryl Crow’s Brain Tumor and Breast Cancer: Are They Related?

The singer Sheryl Crow’s recent diagnosis of a brain tumor is not likely related to her previous battle with breast cancer, experts say. Yesterday, the Las Vegas Review-Journal ...
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