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 E-Mail A UCSF clinical psychologist has taken aim at the National Football League (NFL) for "race norming" black players diagnosed with dementia, a practice that is depriving them of the monetary awards allocated to former footballers with neurodegenerative disorders. In her perspective that runs in JAMA Neurology on Dec. 21, 2020, Katherine Possin, PhD, of the UCSF Memory and Aging Center, says the denial of compensation to Black players, whose cognitive scores had been adjusted to "correct" for race, adds fuel to the nation's "long history of structural racism and discrimination practi...

Jumanji child star Bradley Pierce has told how his co-star Robin Williams defended him and Kirsten Dunst while filming the 1995 fantasy adventure film. Bradley, 38, who played Peter Shepherd in the blockbuster, claimed that producers asked for him to work overtime but Robin stepped in and refused. The actor explained he was struggling to breathe in his vast amount of make-up he was wearing to make him look like a monkey and he found the shoot 'draining'. Fond memories: Jumanji child star Bradley Pierce has told how his co-star Robin Williams defended him and Kirsten Dunst while filming the 1...

This article was published on Thursday, December 17, 2020 in Kaiser Health News. By When her husband was diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer's disease in 2015, Elizabeth Pan was devastated by the lack of options to slow his inevitable decline. But she was encouraged when she discovered the work of a UCLA neurologist, Dr. Dale Bredesen, who offered a comprehensive lifestyle management program to halt or even reverse cognitive decline in patients like her husband. After decades of research, Bredesen had concluded that more than 36 drivers of Alzheimer's cumulatively contribute to the loss of ...

Jumanji's Bradley Pierce says Robin Williams stood up for him on set Charlotte Dean For Mailonline © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo Jumanji child star Bradley Pierce has told how his co-star Robin Williams defended him and Kirsten Dunst while filming the 1995 fantasy adventure film. Bradley, 38, who played Peter Shepherd in the blockbuster, claimed that producers asked for him to work overtime but Robin stepped in and refused. The actor explained he was struggling to breathe in his vast amount of make-up he was wearing to make him look like a monkey and he found the...