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Wednesday, July 2, 2025

National/International

What Do Dementia Patients Think About?
6/9/2025 A Place for Mom
"As dementia begins and progresses, the person will notice their increasing memory difficulties and will be aware that they're struggling to cognitively function as they used to," explains Erin Martinez, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Gerontology at Kansas State University. In situations where your loved one struggles to do something they used to know how to do, fear and frustration — coupled with a new difficulty in verbally expressing confusion — can result in aggression. "It's entirely normal and common to experience a range of complex emotions in response to these challenges, including frustration, anger, sadness, and denial," Dr. Martinez says.

State/Regional

Eating while in pain
7/1/2025 High Plains Journal
When seated at the dinner table, it is easy to detect who are the fast eaters in the group. But if those people are unwell, the desire to eat and the amount of food consumed can change. While that is true for people, cattle also change their eating habits when they are uncomfortable, say the experts at Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute. Changes in eating habits when cattle are managing an injury was the topic of discussion on a recent Cattle Chat podcast. The experts spoke with guest doctoral graduate student and veterinarian Jordana Zimmermann, who is conducting a trial focused on how fast cattle eat when they are in pain.

Local

Moran, Starkey Selected to Aviation HOF
7/1/2025 KSAL
The Dean of K-State Salina and the senior U.S. Senator from Kansas will both be inducted into the Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame. According to the organization, U.S. Senator Jerry Moran and Dr. Alysia Starkey, Dean & CEO of Kansas State University Salina are among four who will be inducted as part of the class of 2025. The other two inductees include Mark Schlegel, accomplished pilot and aviation leader, and Rick Hamlin, lifelong advocate and contributor to Kansas aviation.