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• Get Dizzy When Standing Up? It Could Be Risk Factor for Dementia

  

  08/14/2020—Doctors call this feeling "orthostatic hypotension," and it occurs when there's a sudden drop in blood pressure as you stand, explained a team of researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). More

• Levels of Anxiety, Addiction, Suicidal Thoughts Are Soaring in the Pandemic

  

  08/13/2020—The pandemic is taking a big toll on Americans' psyches: A new government report found that about 41% of adults surveyed in late June "reported an adverse mental or behavioral health condition." More

• Feeling Anxious? Yoga Can Help Soothe You

  

  08/13/2020—Yoga may help people soothe frayed nerves during the coronavirus pandemic, but the ancient practice may also help those with more serious, chronic forms of anxiety, new research suggests. More

• Mental Health Woes Spiraled Among College Students Early in Pandemic

  

  08/11/2020—Depression, anxiety and inactive lifestyles are all too common among college students, and a new study finds they may have escalated during the initial outbreak of COVID-19. More

• Can Seniors Handle Results of Alzheimer's Risk Tests?

  

  08/10/2020—As researchers hone in on ways to detect whether someone has a high risk of developing Alzheimer's disease before they have any symptoms, mental health professionals have worried what the psychological fallout of that knowledge might be. More

• Many Deaths Labeled 'Cardiac Arrest' Could Be Drug ODs: Study

  

  08/10/2020—Americans have long known that there's an epidemic of opioid abuse and deaths in the United States. But a new report suggests the true extent of these tragedies has been underestimated. More

• Telemedicine Is Here: Experts Offer Tips for Seniors

  

  08/10/2020—Virtual medical visits have been invaluable for many during the COVID-19 pandemic, but older adults may still need help managing them -- especially if they are hard of hearing. More

• COVID-19 Causing More Stress in America Than Other Nations: Survey

  

  08/06/2020—Americans are faring much worse mentally and financially during the COVID-19 pandemic than citizens of other high-income countries around the world, according to an international analysis. More

• Many Older Adults Can't Connect With Telehealth: Study

  

  08/06/2020—The coronavirus pandemic has fueled big increases in video visits between patients and doctors, but older Americans haven't easily taken to the trend, a new study finds. More

• More Education May Slow Start of Early-Onset Alzheimer's

  

  08/05/2020—Among people who have the gene that carries a heightened risk for early-onset Alzheimer's disease, a new study suggests that more education might slow the development of beta-amyloid plaques in the brain. More

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