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The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places. ~ Ernest Hemingway Mental Attitude: Heart Failure Patients at Greater Risk for Dementia. ...Continue reading

Mental Attitude: Siblings Can Ease Pain of Family Conflict. In this study, researchers interviewed children from 236 families and found that teens who had good relationships with their siblings experienced less distress when answering questions about observed parental disagreements. Study co-author Dr. Meredith Martin writes, We showed that having a good relationship with a brother or sister reduced heightened vulnerability for youth exposed to conflicts between their paren...Continue reading

Mental Attitude: Bright Future May Help Teens Avoid Violence. If teens are offered the possibility of a good future, they may become more peaceful. A survey of 866 male teens in poorer neighborhoods showed that those who had a positive outlook were less likely to say that they’d threatened somebody else or injured others with a weapon in the past nine months. Based on the findings, researcher Dr. Alison Culyba writes, Designing youth violence prevention interventions to help...Continue reading

We are what we believe we are! ~ C.S. Lewis Mental Attitude: Why Do We Get Tongue Tied? Do you have problems getting out the right words from time to time? An analysis of thousands of voice recordings from around the world revealed that there is a tendency to slow-down before saying nouns. In other words, you’re more likely to pause a little bit or use uh or uhm when using a noun. Researchers say this finding suggests the brain has more difficulty planning for some wor...Continue reading

Saying nothing... sometimes says the most. ~ Emily Dickinson Mental Attitude: Diabetes and Parkinson’s Risk. Following a review of patient data concerning over eight million individuals, researchers report that type 2 diabetics have a 32% increased risk for developing Parkinson’s disease. The researchers note their findings may reflect shared genetic predisposition and/or disrupted shared pathogenic pathways with potential clinical and therapeutic implications. ...Continue reading