Stacey Burling

The new center is meant to turn research into practical help in the community.

The organization celebrated its 10th anniversary.

The research showed that postmenopausal women who slept less than five hours a night were 22% more likely than those who slept at least seven hours to have low bone mass.

The international study will examine links between brain injuries and different kinds of neurodegeneration that lead to dementia symptoms.

Falls and broken bones can be a “marker for declining health,” said Samir Mehta, chief of orthopaedic trauma and fracture care at Penn Medicine.

Some insurers are stepping up coverage. Over-the-counter hearing aids could help soon.

Among other things, beware of staplers and loose nuts and bolts.

The news comes days after New Jersey also announced a death.

The victim was a North Jersey woman.

Their research aims to help caregivers cope with frustrating behavior and to explore the basic science of dementia.