Living in disadvantaged neighborhoods linked to lower cognitive abilities, independent of brain pathology

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[ad_1] New research has found a significant link between neighborhood socioeconomic status and the cognitive abilities of older individuals, irrespective of underlying brain pathologies commonly associated with dementia. The findings, which have been published in in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia, suggest that one’s living conditions are closely related to their brain’s resilience to decline … Read more

AI Maps Brain Tissues to Disease Symptoms

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[ad_1] Summary: A groundbreaking AI language model is illuminating the complex relationship between clinical symptoms and brain tissue abnormalities. By analyzing medical summaries and tissue samples from the Netherlands Brain Bank, the model provides new insights into disease progression and the challenge of diagnosing brain diseases accurately. This technology could significantly reduce misdiagnoses, which currently … Read more

Man diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer at 29 fears his ‘s*** diet’ of Subway sandwiches and steaks caused disease that is spiking in young people

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[ad_1] By Luke Andrews Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com 18:58 13 Mar 2024, updated 12:43 14 Mar 2024 A man diagnosed with colon cancer aged 29 fears he caused his own disease by eating too much fast food and red meat for years. Joe Faratzis, now 34 and from Los Angeles, was diagnosed with stage four … Read more

The diet tweaks that could help banish agony of incurable condition which strikes one in 10 women

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[ad_1] Registered nutritional therapists Lorna Driver-Davies give suggestions on what foods can help endometriosis It has no known cure and causes crippling pain for the one in 10 women who suffer with it.  But experts claim simple diet changes can — in addition to painkillers and hormone therapy — help millions battling endometriosis.  Here, registered … Read more

Putin is coasting towards another term in power. Here’s what to know about Russia’s presidential election

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[ad_1] CNN  —  Russia is holding a presidential election that is all but certain to extend Vladimir Putin’s rule throughout this decade and into the 2030s. The vast majority of votes will be cast over three days from 15 March, though early and postal voting has already begun, including in occupied parts of Ukraine where Russian forces are attempting … Read more

Dengue is erupting in Brazil and around the world. Can new vaccines stop it?

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[ad_1] Dengue (pronounced DEN-gay), a mosquito-borne illness that has circulated to a limited degree for centuries, is now spreading with unprecedented speed around the world. It’s a worrying example of how a changing climate and 21st-century demographic trends can quickly turn a public health nuisance into a daunting global health crisis. In 2000, there were … Read more

Woman’s life is saved when full-body scan detects deadly condition with no symptoms

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[ad_1] {{#rendered}} {{/rendered}} As some doctors say, “If you look, you will find.” In August 2023, Mary Ann Waldron, a healthy Arizona woman, decided to undergo an elective MRI full-body scan at a SimonMed Imaging facility, never expecting to find anything serious. She was shocked when the scan detected a large aneurysm in her pancreas … Read more

AI-created election disinformation is deceiving the world

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[ad_1] LONDON (AP) — Artificial intelligence is supercharging the threat of election disinformation worldwide, making it easy for anyone with a smartphone and a devious imagination to create fake – but convincing – content aimed at fooling voters. It marks a quantum leap from a few years ago, when creating phony photos, videos or audio … Read more