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Having a Purpose in Life Linked to Lower Dementia Risk

Having a Purpose in Life Linked to Lower Dementia Risk

Summary: A new study of over 13,000 adults found that having a strong sense of purpose in life is linked to a reduced risk of dementia. Those with higher purpose were 28% less likely to develop cognitive impairment, even when accounting for genetic risk and other factors. The effect was consistent across racial and ethnic groups and modestly delayed the …

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Lil Nas X facing four felony charges linked to naked arrest

Lil Nas X facing four felony charges linked to naked arrest

Lil Nas X has been charged with four felony counts related to the scantily clad — and ultimately entirely unclad — early-morning episode that culminated in his arrest Thursday morning. The singer, whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill, is facing three counts of battery with injury on a police officer and one count of resisting an executive officer, the …

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GLP-1 drugs are linked to lower cancer risk: study (NVO:NYSE) – Seeking Alpha

GLP-1 drugs are linked to lower cancer risk: study (NVO:NYSE)  Seeking Alpha Good News on GLP-1s and Cancer Risk, With One Exception  MedPage Today Health Rounds: GLP-1 drugs linked to lower cancer risks  Reuters GLP-1s Found to Reduce Cancer Risk in People With Obesity  AJMC Weight loss jabs like Mounjaro linked to ‘silent cancer’ that is surging in under-50s, warn experts: ‘We need to …

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Consumer watchdog ends investigation into buy now, pay later company linked to Donald Trump Jr.

Consumer watchdog ends investigation into buy now, pay later company linked to Donald Trump Jr.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dropped an investigation into a buy now, pay later company with close ties to President Donald Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr., saying the investigation was conducted in a biased manner and based off politics. The CFPB on Tuesday notified Credova Financial, a subsidiary of Public Square Holdings, where Trump Jr. is …

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Many common cooking oils are now being linked to cancer

Many common cooking oils are now being linked to cancer

If you’ve ever wondered whether changing your cooking oil could affect cancer growth, you’re not alone. New research shows that the types of fats we eat might influence the rate at which cancer cells multiply. However, it is not as simple as avoiding certain foods. Picture this: you have cancer, and your doctor advises doing nothing for now. Not yet. …

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Victim with ‘brain-eating’ infection linked to Lake of the Ozarks died

Victim with ‘brain-eating’ infection linked to Lake of the Ozarks died

Naegleria fowleri  infects people by traveling up the nose and to the brain (shown here) where it consumes brain tissue. Photo: Dr. James Roberts, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta KANSAS CITY —An adult with a laboratory-confirmed infection of Naegleria fowleri has died, according to a statement from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The patient died on Tuesday in …

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Fifth death in Central Harlem linked to Legionnaires’ disease

Fifth death in Central Harlem linked to Legionnaires’ disease

The Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem has been linked to a fifth death, the city health department said Monday, equaling the toll from an outbreak at a nursing home in 2022. William Fowler, a spokesperson for Mayor Eric Adams, said the latest casualty was not a new death. Rather, it stemmed from investigators’ conclusively linking an earlier death to …

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