Atlanta youngsters join in the singing of Christmas carols at Crawford Long, Monday, Nov. 26. The fourth annual Holiday Lighting drew a crowd to watch more than 12,000 lights turn on for the Christmas season, including 5,700 lights on a 50-foot tree atop the hospital’s main building. Kids were treated to a variety of activities plus free photos with Santa—who arrived by firetruck, escorted by Atlanta firefighters. Photo by Annmarie Poyo.

Scholoarship & Research: Study: Can martial arts help whip Parkinson's? Neurology’s Jorge Juncos is trying to find whether practicing Eastern martial arts can help patients reduce the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. The exercises’ mental aspects are just as important as their physical ones: “Participants in this trial are taught to train their minds as much as their bodies,” Juncos says. Click here or above for the full story. Photo by Jon Rou.

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