Published December 30, 2017

Researchers looked at 53 men and women who were complaining of memory problems. The researchers divided them into three groups. One group started using a smart-phone-based application called SMART (Smartphone-based brain Anti-aging and memory Reinforcement Training). Another group used a smart-phone application called Fit Brains®. And the third group didn’t use the apps. The men and women used the programs for 15-20 minutes per day, five days per week for eight weeks. Total working memory and auditory-verbal working memory “increased significantly in the smart phone groups, but not in the control groups.”

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Published December 28, 2017

According to research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2017, watching TV ups your risk of developing a blood clot called a venous thromboembolism (VTE), meaning that it occurs in the veins of the legs, arms, pelvis, or lungs.

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Published December 26, 2017

A recent article published in the British Medical Journal in November found “insufficient evidence” to support the claim that mandatory flu vaccinations in healthcare workers has any positive effect.

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