Feature

Cognitive decline is a normal part of the aging process and occurs on a spectrum from the beginning stages of changes in cognitive and functional impairment through the more severe levels of deficit in dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, leading to a loss of independence and function.

At press time, access to in vitro fertilization (IVF)—the joining of an egg and sperm in a laboratory dish—was threatened in Alabama following a landmark ruling by the state’s supreme court, stating that embryos have the same legal rights as children and therefore have personhood status.

Mindful eating has been incorporated into a variety of behavior change programs as an adjunct to dietary recommendations,1 and research has found that mindfulness-based interventions can decrease dysregulated eating, including emotional eating and eating in response to external cues, as well as reduce body dissatisfaction while increasing body appreciation.