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                        <td><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;">Mind & Brain News -- ScienceDaily</span></td>
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                        <td><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250718035156.htm" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing:-1px;margin:0;padding:0 0 2px;font-weight: bold;font-size: 19px;line-height: 20px;color:#222;">Popular sugar substitute linked to brain cell damage and stroke risk</a>
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                        <p>Erythritol, a widely used sugar substitute found in many low-carb and sugar-free products, may not be as harmless as once believed. New research from the University of Colorado Boulder reveals that even small amounts of erythritol can harm brain blood vessel cells, promoting constriction, clotting, and inflammation—all of which may raise the risk of stroke.</p>
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                        <td><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250718031223.htm" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing:-1px;margin:0;padding:0 0 2px;font-weight: bold;font-size: 19px;line-height: 20px;color:#222;">Doctors used music instead of medication—what they saw in dementia patients was remarkable</a>
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                        <p>A groundbreaking pilot in NHS dementia wards is using live music therapy—called MELODIC—to ease patient distress without relying on drugs. Developed by researchers and clinicians with input from patients and families, this low-cost approach embeds music therapists directly into care teams. Early results show improved patient wellbeing and less disruptive behavior, sparking hope for wider NHS adoption.</p>
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<p><strong>Forwarded by:<br />
Michael Reeder LCPC<br />
Baltimore, MD</strong></p>

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