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What to do when out-of-line legs worsen achy knees (AP) by Yahoo! Health on 8/18/2009
AP - Exercise your hips to help achy knees? If you've got knee arthritis, your whole leg starts subtly shifting out of alignment as you favor the sore spot.
 
Alzheimer's Society Comment On Longer Sleep Duration Being Associated With An Increased Risk Of Dementia by Medical News Today on 8/18/2009
Older people who reported sleeping for more than nine hours in each 24 hours and feeling sleepy during the day were more likely to develop dementia according to new research.
 
Osteoporosis-related hospitalizations rise by McKnights on 8/18/2009
More Americans are being hospitalized for osteoporosis-related fractures and other injuries, according to a study by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
 
Shedding Light On The Brain Mechanism Responsible For The Processing Of Speech by Medical News Today on 8/17/2009
Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have succeeded for the first time in devising a model that describes and identifies a basic cellular mechanism that enables networks of neurons to efficiently decode speech in changing conditions.
 
A Study of Occupational Therapy Students' Beliefs and Attitudes Regarding Gerontological Practice. by Medworm on 8/17/2009
Page: 265DOI: 10.1097/TGR.0b013e3181b02debAuthors: Whaley, Mirtha Montejo PhD, MPH, OTRL (Source: Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation)
 
High Adherence To Mediterranean-Type Diet, Increased Physical Activity Associated With Reduced Risk Of Alzheimer Disease by Medical News Today on 8/17/2009
Elderly individuals who had a diet that included higher consumption of fruits, vegetables, legumes, cereal and fish and was low in red meat and poultry and who were physically active had an associated lower risk of Alzheimer disease.
 
TAU Researcher Uses MRI To Track Memories And Explore An Early-detection Test For Alzheimer's by Medical News Today on 8/17/2009
When we absorb new information, the human brain reshapes itself to store newfound knowledge. But where exactly is the new knowledge kept, and how does that capacity to adapt reflect our risk for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of senile dementia?
 
Osteoporosis-linked fracture rates up dramatically (Reuters) by Yahoo! Health on 8/17/2009
Reuters - The number of Americans hospitalized for osteoporosis-related fractures and other injuries has climbed 55 percent since 1995, a U.S. government report finds.
 
\[Research papers\] Pilot randomised controlled trial of occupational therapy to optimise independence in Parkinson's disease: the PD OT trial by Medworm on 8/17/2009
Conclusion: Randomisation to a trial of OT in PD is feasible. NEADL and PDQ-39 are relevant outcomes and provided data to inform sample size for an adequately powered randomised trial for which there is pressing need.
 
Boning Up On Osteoporosis News May Help You Live Longer Says Expert by Medical News Today on 8/17/2009
Osteoporosis, a bone condition affecting, according to the International Osteoporosis Foundation, over seventy-five million people in the U.S., Europe, and Japan, has been dominating headlines.