There’s a drive to put a simple lifesaving medical device in every school. A new federal law offers a financial incentive to states that require schools to stock epinephrine pens that are used as an antidote for allergic reactions to food. About one in four first-time food-allergy reactions happens at school. Source Link
Brain training for the elderly can have lasting benefits long after the programs are completed. A new study found that problem-solving and quick-reaction training stuck with participants for up to 10 years. The training did not help long-term with memory skills, and researchers say brain training cannot reverse the effects of dementia that’s already occurring. Source Link
What
do most people consider to be a full life? A new survey found that the
median ideal lifespan would be 90 years, or about 11 years longer than
the typical life expectancy. But enough is enough -- about six out of
ten people say they would not be interested in treatments that would
slow aging and extend life perhaps to 120 years old. Source Link
