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As we get older, cognitive decline is more susceptible to occur. So, how can we train our brains to fight cognitive decline? Researchers from the University of Geneve, EPFL, and HES-SO Geneva say the answer might be hidden in music. A recent study found that learning to play and listening may prevent a decline in…

Best-selling author and pastor Rick Warren recently discussed some health challenges he’s faced in his current life season. Warren told Ed Stetzer and co-host Daniel Yang on the Stezer ChurchLeaders Podcast, “I’ve been in a two-year battle with an autoimmune disease. It’s not life-threatening. It won’t even last. It lasts between three to five years.…

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Almost one million people in the United States live with multiple sclerosis (M.S.), an autoimmune disease that damages the central nervous system. According to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, about a quarter of all people with M.S. need someone to help with personal care and daily activities. One of those people is 46-year-old Alison…

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The conservative German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck proposed a national retirement benefit to satisfy the leftist masses in 1881, setting the retirement age at 70. However, the average life expectancy at the time was about 40. Von Bismarck resigned right after the policy passed, but his legacy remained, and Germany’s retirement benefit became a model…

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Chicago Bulls center Andre Drummond missed a game against the Los Angeles Lakers after posting on Twitter that he was deleting his social media to focus on his mental health. The Bulls’ head coach Billy Donovan discussed Drummond’s absence from the team after he was ruled out for personal reasons. Donovan told ESPN, “As we…

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