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New research suggests getting sufficient sleep may help curb dementia risk later in life.
The bulk of the risk factors for dementia are utterly out of our control, like age and genetics. But growing scientific evidence says there are measures people can take to mitigate their risk of developing the condition, which impacts an estimated 50 million people around the world.
A large new study published this week in the journal Nature Communications points to one relatively straightforward prevention tactic: Get enough high-quality sleep when you’re in your 50s and 60s.
The study, which followed nearly 8,000 participants in the United Kingdom for 25 years, found that people who regularly slept for six hours or less in middle age had about a 30% higher risk of developing dementia than those who clocked seven or more hours per night.
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Motorcyclist in fatal crash ID d
A 67-year-old Fort Wayne resident was identified Tuesday as the motorcyclist killed in a crash in Aboite Township, the Allen County coroner s office said.
The Allen County Sheriff s Department responded to a crash Monday at Indiana 14 and South Noyer Road. Lawrence James Moran Jr. was riding a motorcycle when a vehicle pulled into his path at the intersection, causing a collision, according to authorities.
Three Rivers Ambulance Authority took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The coroner s office ruled Moran s death an accident; he died from blunt force injury due to the crash.
Parkview receives accreditation for graduate programs
SHERRY SLATER | The Journal Gazette
Parkview Health s two new graduate medical education programs have received initial accreditation from an independent professional education standards organization, officials announced Tuesday.
The new internal medicine and general surgery residency programs “will help attract, train and retain physicians in the region,” Parkview said in a news release.
The region lags the recommended number of medical providers, based on population. The Fort Wayne market would need 40 more primary care providers alone to equal the state s average provider-to-patient ratio, an Indiana University Health official said three years ago. More recent figures weren t readily available Tuesday.
Performing the groundbreaking ceremony at the new site for New Hope for Families are (l-r) Andy Allard, president of the New Hope board of directors; Sue Shindell, chair of its capital campaign steering committee; Emily Pike, executive director; and Bloomington Deputy Mayor Mick Renneisen. Photo by Rodney Margison
by KRISTEN SENZ
The words, written large, on a cardboard sign: “Homeless. 2 kids. Anything helps,” are often the only outward evidence of Bloomington’s youngest homeless population.
For families without stable housing, finding shelter long enough to make ends meet often means splitting up, with some children entering foster care unnecessarily. But in Bloomington, New Hope for Families, an emergency shelter and childcare center, has worked to change that, keeping families together and helping more than 80% of those it serves move into permanent housing within three months.
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