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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public health is staggering; more than one hundred million cases and two million deaths worldwide. In response, most countries and local governments have taken substantial measures such as travel restrictions and physical distancing to keep their citizens safe. Both the pandemic and related protective measures pose challenges for ongoing clinical research studies seeking to treat and prevent the world s greatest public health emergencies including COVID-19, but also Alzheimer s disease and other dementia.
In a new paper from the World-Wide FINGERS network in Alzheimer s & Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions, first author Susanne Röhr, Ph.D., clinical psychologist at the Institute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health, University of Leipzig, Germany, and colleagues provide timely guidance on the design and management of clinical research during COVID-19 specifically on the conduct of
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DALLAS (March 9, 2021) - Better brain health and performance for humankind is one step closer to reality with the successful trial of the groundbreaking BrainHealth Project. A cross-disciplinary team with the Center for BrainHealth® at The University of Texas at Dallas unveiled an easy-to-use online platform that delivers a novel, science-backed approach to measuring, improving and tracking one s own brain fitness.
A key innovation of the Project centers on the BrainHealth Index™ (BHI), which is based on a multidimensional definition of brain health and its upward potential. The BHI is a composite derived from a series of best-in-class assessments that explore multiple aspects of an individual s cognitive capacity, as well as their sense of well-being, quality of social interactions and complexity of daily routines. The result is a personalized score that becomes an individual s baseline, and that in theory has no upper limit.
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Takács Quartet. Photo: Courtesy Takács Quartet
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With new personnel, the Takács Quartet kicks off spring season at Cal Performances
The Takács Quartet keeps evolving as the membership shifts and turns over, but the fundamental qualities of this invaluable ensemble a combination of worldly-wise intensity and expressive fervor – seem to remain constant.
With the retirement of violist Geraldine Walther last year, only cellist András Fejér remains of the original lineup formed in Budapest in 1975. Violist Richard O’Neill is the newest member of the group.
Universal coverage of long-term care for older Americans may stabilize provider revenues A report calls for establishing universal coverage for all Americans long-term care needs through Medicare.
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The COVID-19 pandemic s heavy toll on older Americans highlights the need to strengthen the nation s safety net for people in need of long-term services and support, an Oregon Health and Science University researcher and co-authors argue in a new report published by Milbank Quarterly.
The report proposes a system of universal coverage to support the long-term care of all older Americans. The purpose would be to protect against financial catastrophe, and to move away from a system in which only the poorest Americans are able to access coverage via Medicaid.