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Very high levels of ‘good cholesterol’ may be associated with dementia risk: study
Abnormally high levels of HDL-C, colloquially known as 'good cholesterol', are associated with an increased risk of dementia in older adults, a Monash University-led study has found.
Researchers said very high levels of HDL-C linked to…
Brittle stars can learn just fine — even without a brain
We humans are fixated on big brains as a proxy for smarts. But headless animals called brittle stars have no brains at all and still manage to learn through experience, new research reveals.
Relatives of starfish, brittle stars spend most…
US life expectancy rose last year, but it remains below its pre-pandemic level
By MIKE STOBBE - AP Medical Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. life expectancy rose last year — by more than a year — but still isn't close to what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic.The 2022 rise…
Polaris Group Announces First Patient Successfully Dosed with ADI-PEG 20/Placebo in Phase 2a…
TAIPEI, Taiwan and SAN DIEGO, Nov. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Polaris Group (The Company, TWSE:6550), today announced that the first patient was successfully dosed in the Phase 2a clinical study for Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis…
Air filtration technologies ineffective at stopping spread of infections – study
Air filtration technologies designed to make social or work interactions safer in indoor spaces are not effective, research has suggested.
Research funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) looked at the…
People who experienced childhood adversity had poorer COVID-19 outcomes, new study shows
Adults who faced adversity during childhood were significantly more likely to die from or be hospitalized because of COVID-19. That’s the key finding of my team’s recent study, published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community…
Intervention: Help a loved one overcome addiction
Intervention: Help a loved one overcome addictionAn intervention can motivate someone to seek help for alcohol or drug misuse, compulsive eating, or other addictive behaviors. Discover when to hold one and how to make it…
‘Forever Chemicals’ in Thousands of Private Wells Near Military Sites, Study Finds –…
Water tests show nearly 3,000 private wells located near 63 active and former U.S. military bases are contaminated with “forever chemicals” at levels higher than what federal regulators consider safe for drinking.
According…
She Once Advised the President on Aging Issues. Now, She’s Battling Serious Disability and…
By Judith Graham
If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741.
The GoFundMe request jumped out at me as I was…
UN says developing countries need ‘radical’ surge in investments
Insufficient investment in developing countries is putting efforts to reduce global warming at risk, a UN economics expert group said Wednesday, calling for COP28 to push for "radical change".…