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“Away Away”
An upbeat ode to the potential for new beginnings when things fall apartIn “Away Away,” Ibeyi calls for hope in a world that can often feel like it’s on the brink of collapse. The French-Cuban sisters, Naomi and Lisa-Kaindé Díaz, open the song by singing the title phrase with a joyful vigor. The 24-year-old twins then pose a question: Time is runningThough I’m youngThrough my windowI see…
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Promising Study in the Fight Against Alzheimer’s and Dementia
A recent study involving pink noise stimulation improved the memory of individuals suffering mild cognitive impairmentResearchers and scientists from Northwestern University have concluded a study of deep sleep and its connection to mild cognitive impairment (which can be an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease). Using sound stimulation and pink noise, the scientists studied the effects deep sleep has on memory response. This newly concluded study is another step towards fixing the…
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Architecture Firm HofmanDujardin Designed A New Kind Of Funeral Home
The funeral center is a welcomed deviation from your typical funeral spaceSometimes it takes a bit of personal loss for an urge to create to become a need. Michiel Hofman and Barbara Dujardin, founding partners of the Dutch architectural firm HofmanDujardin, used the death of a close friend as inspiration when they conceptually designed a “new-age” funeral home in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 2018. A typical funeral home…
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How Can Exercise Improve Brain Health? (Interview)
An interview with exercise therapist and author William Smith, Part TwoToday SevenPonds concludes our interview with William Smith, an exercise therapist and account manager at Atlantic Corporate Health, a nationally recognized health care system based in New Jersey. Educated in exercise science, today Mr. Smith works with employers, fitness professionals, and healthcare organizations to develop targeted exercise programs for various patient populations, including those suffering…
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“Life Itself”
Directed by James Shaw, the moving documentary chronicles the legendary film critic’s long struggle with cancerJust about anyone who owned a television during the 1980s and ‘90s knew Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert. The duo sat on the stage of the iconic TV shows,” Sneak Previews” and “At the Movies,” and gave America on-camera reviews of some of the best and worst that Hollywood had to offer for 13 years.…
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Cancer Patients in Rural Community Suffer When Hospital Shuts Its Doors
Patients in the rural Kansas town of Fort Scott are traveling over 50 miles to get careIt’s common knowledge in the healthcare community that access to medical care in rural communities is a serious problem. Rural communities historically have more barriers to care than their urban counterparts, including long travel times, lack of money for gas, lack of insurance coverage and poor health literacy, to name only a few. What’s more,…
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GERT Suit Helps Users Understand Nuances of Aging
The wearable device simulates physical problems elderly people can experienceThere are countless ways in which new inventions and technology have transformed our understanding of the aging process. One such advancement is the so-called GERT suit. (GERT is short for gerontology, the scientific study of aging.) It’s used mainly by medical schools and engineering and development firms to teach its users about the physical subtleties…
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The Eerie Legend of the Corpse Candle
The mysterious luminaries were once thought to portend deathShare a story of the corpse candle around a dark summer night’s campfire. Just the name can stir up the heebie-jeebies in the uninitiated. All of the corpse candle’s dozens of variations, most originating from 18th century Wales and Ireland, were based on the belief that these mysterious luminaries portended death. The appearance of these small…
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