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Lonely, older adults are nearly twice as likely to use opioids to ease pain and two-and-a-half times more likely to use sedatives and anti-anxiety medications, putting themselves at risk for drug dependency, impaired attention, falls and other accidents, and further cognitive impairment, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco. The study found […]
“Yo, dude, put on a mask!” Those words are probably heard dozens of times a day. The sight of someone without a face covering, openly coughing, or standing a little too close for comfort is enough to set off someone who can’t understand why another person isn’t following widely prescribed guidelines to slow the spread […]
Heartwarming moment woman, 36, who has NEVER spoken because of a rare brain disease tells her mother ‘I love you’ using device which converts eye movements to words Pauline Worrall, 36, lost her speech age two after Rett syndrome diagnosis She has never been able to communicate with mother Judith – until recently Uses eye-tracking technology to […]
Kim Kardashian can’t believe how quickly her and Kanye West’s 4-month-old son, Psalm, is growing up. “My baby Psalm is getting so big,” the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star, 38, captioned a Friday, October 4, Instagram video. “He started off looking like Chicago but now looks like Saint’s twin!” In the footage, the reality […]
Parents and caregivers often wait until their children are older to talk about sexual consent. And many parents often leave “the sex talk” altogether—hoping that schools will do it instead. The most recent guidance for teaching consent under the relationship and sex education curriculum simply advises that lessons should be provided before the end of […]
There are vast differences in early child-rearing environments across cultures. For example, the popular French documentary Babies, which documents the life of infants in five different cultures, depicts the multitude of ways infants can be raised across different ecological and cultural contexts. These differences illustrate the reality of infants growing up in distinct contexts. Anthropologists […]
Every fourth of colorectal cancer is familial, the high risk was inherited. However, many do not even know that you are at risk. FOCUS Online spoke with one of the cancer experts about how to determine your hereditary risk and what to do next. Bowel cancer affects mainly older people. Even younger adults can develop, […]