Researchers from UCSF and Kaiser Permanente conduct the first large scale study to look at the impacts of dementia on aging members of the LGBT community.

Researchers from UCSF and Kaiser Permanente conduct the first large scale study to look at the impacts of dementia on aging members of the LGBT community.

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Special Challenges For LGBT Seniors Facing Dementia

By the year of 2050, the Acoustical Society of America estimates that half the world’s population will suffer from low vision due to myopia, a condition where the eye grows too large and can no longer focus on objects in the distance. 

For more, KCBS's Liz Saint John spoke to Professor Sally A. McFadden, PhD from the School of Psychological Sciences College of Engineering, Science and Environment at The University of Newcastle.

By the year of 2050, the Acoustical Society of America estimates that half the world’s population will suffer from low vision due to myopia, a condition where the eye grows too large and can no longer focus on objects in the distance. 
For more, KCBS's Liz Saint John spoke to Professor Sally A. McFadden, PhD from the School of Psychological Sciences College of Engineering, Science and Environment at The University of Newcastle.

Research shows modern living contributes to nearsightedness

The sports world was buzzing when the two-time American League M-V-P Shohei Ohtani announced he accepted a record breaking 700 million dollar, 10-year contract with LA Dodgers. This ended months of speculation about where the two-way superstar would go ahead of November 2nd...when he would leave the Angles and become a free agent.

For more, KCBS' Liz Saint John spoke to Lauren Anderson, Director of the Warsaw Sports Business Center at University of  Oregon’s Lundquist College of Business.

The sports world was buzzing when the two-time American League M-V-P Shohei Ohtani announced he accepted a record breaking 700 million dollar, 10-year contract with LA Dodgers. This ended months of speculation about where the two-way superstar would go ahead of November 2nd...when he would leave the Angles and become a free agent.
For more, KCBS' Liz Saint John spoke to Lauren Anderson, Director of the Warsaw Sports Business Center at University of  Oregon’s Lundquist College of Business.

The LA Dodgers' $700 Million Man

We've all been there, you get invited to do something or attend a gathering that you really don’t want to but you also don’t feel that you have a good reason to say no. The increase of invites during the holiday season can create more anxiety and  pressure to say yes. Our next guest says saying no to those invitations isn’t as likely to offend as most people may think.

For more, we're  KCBS news anchor Liz Saint John spoke with Julian Givi - Assistant Professor of Marketing at West Virginia University.

We've all been there, you get invited to do something or attend a gathering that you really don’t want to but you also don’t feel that you have a good reason to say no. The increase of invites during the holiday season can create more anxiety and  pressure to say yes. Our next guest says saying no to those invitations isn’t as likely to offend as most people may think.
For more, we're  KCBS news anchor Liz Saint John spoke with Julian Givi - Assistant Professor of Marketing at West Virginia University.

Special Challenges For LGBT Seniors Facing Dementia

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