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Is lithium the key to avoiding the development of dementia? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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If mouse models prove to be true in humans, the element lithium may help avoid the development of dementia. Dementia expert Constantine Lyketsos at Johns Hopkins says he’s disturbed by the tenor of the coverage of this basic science discovery. …
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Information can help people decide to forgo cancer screening, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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When given appropriate information about mammogram screenings, including benefits, harms, and who should consider screening cessation, a cohort of older women largely made rational choices for themselves, a study by Nancy Schoenborn, a geriatrics expert at Johns Hopkins, has shown. …
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What are the factors that keep people who won’t benefit from health screenings going? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Even when people know they can discontinue health screenings for things like cancer they often continue the practice. Nancy Schoenborn, a geriatrics expert at Johns Hopkins who studies such behaviors, says recent research on older women and breast cancer screenings …
How might you feel about being told you can stop cancer screening? Elizabeth Tracey reports
How should preventive healthcare change as people age? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Research on when preventive healthcare like cancer screenings should start is abundant, with some guidelines, such as for breast or colorectal cancer, pushing the time to begin screening earlier. But when should such screenings stop? That’s the focus of research …
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