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April 15, 2019

Pope makes surprise visit to community for people with Alzheimer's

Pope Francis greets Emanuele Village residents April 12, 2019, in Rome. People who live there have Alzheimer's disease.

ROME - Drawing attention to the special needs of people with Alzheimer's disease, Pope Francis made an afternoon visit to a community of group homes designed to keep residents active and living as normal a life as possible.

Published in Vatican
March 1, 2016

Lawyers say law is on their side in life-and-death calls

Phil Horgan

Catholic lawyers may soon find themselves turning down business from clients who would rather die than live with Alzheimer’s, Lou Gehrig’s disease or other disabilities.

Published in Canada
August 3, 2015

New study shows link between TV viewing and Alzheimer's

Young adults who watch TV for long periods of time with little physical activity could lead to worse cognitive functions as they go into their midlives, according to a San Francisco-based institute.

WASHINGTON - As if it couldn't get worse for the television industry.

Younger people are leaving TV for other modes of visual entertainment -- the computer and the smartphone, for example. This makes TV viewing more and more the province of older Americans, who have been watching the boob tube ever since the kids of the baby-boom generation welcomed the first TV set their parents brought into the house.

Published in International
March 1, 2015

The familial ties that bind

Sisters Theresa and Ottavia are the oldest (Ottavia) and youngest (Theresa) of the five Trentadue siblings originally from Barri-Mondungo, Italy. The two were the closest of the five siblings as well, and that lasts to this day, though Ottavia’s Alzheimer’s means she needs full time care and she no longer recognizes her sister. But there is always that special familial bond between siblings.

In the end, after 70, 80, 90 years on the planet, chances are the people you will have known best, longest and most thoroughly will be your brothers and sisters. They are the people who came with you into the world out of the same womb.

Published in Features
January 15, 2015

Praying good for the brain, not just the spirit

Studies show prayer can be good for more than your spirit, it can also sharpen your brain.

A friend popped by the other day while I was working on a Sudoku puzzle.

Published in Robert Brehl