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A new study using bibliometric analysis reveals that only 3% of global dementia research comes from Latin America and the Caribbean, with Brazil producing nearly half of that output. This finding highlights a major geographic gap in dementia research that needs to be addressed to better understand and manage the disease in the region.
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The Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative is pioneering a program to return individual research results to participants, including data from a new clinical trial on risk disclosure. This effort empowers people with Parkinson’s by giving them direct access to their personal health information from the study.
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A new study shows that a brief mindfulness-based intervention can positively influence the body’s autonomic nervous system, which controls functions like heart rate and digestion. By measuring multiple body systems at once, researchers found that even short mindfulness exercises may help the body better manage stress.
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