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Washington D.C [US], Nov. 25 : According to the results of a clinical trial in 241 depressed elderly veterans, home-based telemental health for depression is well received by patients and delivers as good a quality of life as in-person visits.

The study has been reported in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry by investigators at the Medical University of South Carolina and the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center.

Depression affects 10 percent of Americans and is a leading cause of disability and mortality. And yet, only an estimated 56 percent of patients with depression seek treatment.

Barriers to treatment include mobility issues, transportation costs, missed days of work, geographic isolation and fear of the associated stigma.

Washington D.C. [USA], Nov. 25 : Taylor Swift recently pulled off a unique 'Mannequin Challenge' on a beach together with her girl pals including Martha Hunt, Lily Donaldson, Leah McCarthy and few others.

According to hollywoodlife.com, the 'Love Story' singer spent ' Thanksgiving Day' November 24 at her Rhode Island estate with her brother and some of her closest pals who rallied around to do an epic beach video.

Recruiting some of her model pals for the job, the 26-year-old pop star later took to her Instagram account to share the video with her fans, just in time for the big day.

New Delhi [India], Nov. 25 : Hemophilia Federation India (HFI) organised an event to commemorate its Founder's Day on November 24 to spread awareness about the disease and its consequences and also measures that have been taken into consideration to extend a helping hand to the patients suffering from this dreadful disease.

This year, on its founder's day, HFI focused on to lay a proposal to the Central Government for proper budgeting and provisions to initiate Anti - Hemophilia Factor (HFI) under NACO. The federation has also forwarded the desired proposal to National Health Mission of India to help people cure this communicable disease across the country by setting up centres in different cities.

New Delhi [India], Nov. 24 : Winning a medal for a run in a half marathon event is no mean feat especially when it is achieved at the age of 64 years.

Dr Tarlochan Singh Kler, Executive Director, Cardiac Sciences at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute has proved his mettle for that.

In the Airtel Half Marathon held on November 20, 2016, Dr T S Kler took part to run a distance of 21.097 kilometers in a record time of 2.50 hours. He also won a medal for having completed it within a stipulated time span.

London [UK], Nov. 25 : Buck up Cumberbitches! There is a whole bunch of new images to celebrate the not-too-distant premiere of 'Sherlock' season 4 with its first episode titled 'The Six Thatchers.'

One of the first four official photos from the highly anticipated episode shows Sherlock Holmes, with his dark hair messy hair, looking quizzically at the newest addition to John Watson's extended family, reports the Daily Mail.

Standing next to his best friend, his faithful side-kick Watson ( Martin Freeman), the detective can be seen casting a strange look at Doctor John and Mary Watson's baby, who is strapped to the good doctor.

The sneak peeks give an insight into what could be the last outing of the BBC hit, and offer fans a glimpse of what Holmes and the Watsons will face.

Washington D.C [US], Nov. 25 : According to a recent study, dogs have kind of "episodic memory", which gives them remarkable ability to remember and recall events from the past.

The study, published in the Current Biology journal, found that dogs can recall a person's complex actions even when they don't expect to have their memory tested.

"The results of our study can be considered as a further step to break down artificially erected barriers between non-human animals and humans," said researcher Claudia Fugazza.

"Dogs are among the few species that people consider 'clever,' and yet we are still surprised whenever a study reveals that dogs and their owners may share some mental abilities despite our distant evolutionary relationship," she added.