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The death of actor Cory Monteith on Saturday sent shockwaves through the celebrity community, many of whom took to Twitter to express their shock and sadness.
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Cory Monteith died Saturday afternoon at the age of 31, joining one of popular culture's most tragic clubs: celebrities that have died much too young.
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Motion sensors, high-tech gadgets promise new safety net for seniors living alone
It could mean no more having to check up on Mom or Dad every morning: Motion sensors on the wall and a monitor under the mattress one day might automatically alert you to early signs of trouble well before an elderly loved one gets sick or suffers a fall.
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Want to live into your 90s? Your mind may have edge on people who hit age before you
If you're lucky enough to live into your 90s, how well will your brain hold up? You may have an edge over people who got there ahead of you, a new study hints.
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Home repair for health? Simple fix-ups may keep low-income seniors independent
Alberta Hough struggles to feed herself a snack, her arms shaking badly from Parkinson's disease. Days earlier, the 84-year-old fell while eating, sliding off her kitchen chair.
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Women embrace aging, despite experiencing ageism more deeply than men
Defying the drumbeat of anti-wrinkle ads, Canadian women aged 66 and older are feeling pretty good about aging. It’s the people with whom they interact who seem to have a problem with it.
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Brain-stimulation device may help stroke survivors recover speech: study
An experimental procedure that stimulates the brain with electrical pulses through the skull may help people recover the ability to speak after suffering a stroke, researchers say.
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Edmonton senior sets high fitness standard at 91 (video)
Karin Conradi is fully armed from the grip of her handshake to the "guns" that are her firm biceps hidden beneath the sleeves of a blue shirt.
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Map of brain at cellular level should aid Alzheimer, other neurological research
In what's being called a landmark development for neuroscience, researchers have created a 3D digital reconstruction of a complete human brain that for the first time shows the organ's complex anatomy...
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Poll suggests Canadians don't really understand the realities of strokes
A new poll suggest Canadians don't have a great understanding of the realities of strokes, with nearly one in five thinking most strokes are fatal.
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Clinic helps stroke patients recover balance, avoid future falls
Janet Raymond leans forward, her upper body supported by a vest-like harness suspended from the ceiling. She's waiting for the apparatus to deliver the jolt she knows is coming, its goal is to test how...
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Baxter drug Gammagard fails to slow Alzheimer's disease in big study; hints of benefit in some
Baxter International Inc. says that a blood product it was testing failed to slow mental decline or to preserve physical function in a major study of 390 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease...
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UK police force to track some dementia patients with GPS; critics blast idea as "barbaric"
A British police force is hoping to save time and money by giving a few dementia patients GPS tracking devices, a move condemned by some campaigners as "barbaric."
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Fend off Alzheimer's with exercise
For older adults, it’s common for a moment of forgetfulness (where did I park the car?) to prompt major concerns about the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
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'Vegan rock star' author says getting rid of meat, metals may prevent Alzheimer's
A crusading doctor who writes books about losing weight and saving your brain through a plant-based diet. A medical researcher whose work is published in peer-reviewed journals. A dedicated foe of processed...
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