A dying loved one should bring families together but often tears them apart—an uncomfortable dynamic that needs to be better recognized and prevented, says a University of Alberta grief researcher.
Jul 17, 2020
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Attention all family medicine physicians: Identify a computer scientist with expertise in artificial intelligence (AI). Pick up the phone. Make a connection. This is your chance to shape the future of the AI revolution. Dr. ...
Mar 11, 2020
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The year-end holidays are a time of social gatherings, traditions and celebrations. They can also be a time of revisiting and reflection.
Dec 18, 2019
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Americans will eat millions of pounds of turkey, cranberries, potatoes, pies and other favorites for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.
Nov 22, 2019
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Depression is a leading cause of disability and disease for people around the world. It often begins during adolescence, especially for females, may continue or recur in adulthood and tends to become a lifetime chronic health ...
Oct 8, 2019
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Associate professor Rachel Tambling and doctoral candidate Thomas Bischoff, both of UConn's Department of Human Development and Family Studies, recently completed a study that examines why clients terminate their work with ...
Nov 13, 2018
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A new study finds many men receiving prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing do so without a comprehensive shared decision making process, contrary to current guidelines. The American Cancer Society study, appearing in Annals ...
Mar 12, 2018
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One in 25 people have synesthesia, in which an experience involving one sense is associated with perception in another sense—for example, seeing colors when listening to music. Now, researchers at the Max Planck Institute ...
Mar 5, 2018
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While there is vast research on shared decision-making between patients and providers, little research exists on how providers and family caregivers reach mutual decisions—a dynamic that is prominent in hospice care, a ...
Oct 13, 2015
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Exercise may benefit older people with dementia by improving their cognitive functioning and ability to carry out everyday activities, according to a new systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. However, the authors ...
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