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Gratitude enhances health, brings happiness — and may even lengthen lives

Gratitude has the power to boost well-being, improve sleep, lessen depression, and help heart health. Now new data from the long-term Nurses' Health Study shows that it may extend lives. How can you jump start a gratitude practice in your life?

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Stat of the Week

Lewy body dementia is second only to Alzheimer’s as a cause of neurodegenerative dementia. Certain symptoms are similar, while others –– or their typical timing –– differ. The hallmarks of this disorder include hallucinations, acting out dreams, and tremors, slowness, and stiffness.

How is Lewy body dementia treated?

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