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THC-CBD formulation cut agitation in late-stage dementia trial
The LiBBY trial, presented July 14 in London, found a purified THC and CBD oil suspension significantly reduced agitation in 120 hospice-eligible dementia patients.
ResearchElder Care
Trial finds online therapy lowers anxiety and depression in dementia carers
A UEA-led randomized trial of 496 English family carers reports sustained mental-health gains from a home-based digital platform.
ResearchMental HealthElder Care
Federally funded trial tests an app for the ICU's 'hidden patients'
Case Western's REFRAME will enroll 387 ICU surrogate decision-makers to test whether cognitive reappraisal eases depression and regret.
ResearchElder CareMental Health
Mapping the Slide From Worry to Overwhelm
A Virginia Tech study traces the dementia caregiver's stress cascade from a passing worry to a crushing burden, putting a mechanism under the survey numbers.
ResearchCultureElder CareMental HealthGeneral
Social Security's Own Trustees Now Score a 22% Cut for 2032
The 2026 trustees report projects a benefit cut for 70 million recipients, and the shortfall grew because the trustees cut their immigration forecast.
ResearchPolicyElder CareChild CareDisability
Twelve Years, $10,000 a Month, One Daughter's Math
Jessica Guthrie left a VP job to care for her mother with early-onset Alzheimer's; twelve years on, her math is also an employer's retention problem.
CultureResearchElder CareGeneral
The Fed Counted the Caregivers. The Math Doesn't Work.
A Kansas City Fed analysis confirms the care workforce can't keep up with aging-driven demand. Child care staffing is no better.
WorkforceResearchElder CareChild Care
Federal Child Care Funding Helps a Million Kids. Millions More Wait.
New CCDBG state fact sheets show how far federal child care dollars stretch — and where they fall short.
PolicyResearchChild Care
Burnout Isn't a Feeling. It's a Design Flaw.
New research and first-person accounts converge on one point: caregiver burnout is structural, not personal.
CultureResearchElder CareGeneralMental Health
Child Care Costs Are a Mental Health Crisis Now, Not Just an Economic One
New research links child care access directly to parent mental health — reframing the debate beyond affordability.
PolicyResearchChild CareMental Health