Tag: dementia
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NIH Research Matters: Speech-Based Clock Captures Aging, Wildfire Metal Exposures Linked to Lung Function, Brain Gene Atlas Mapped
The latest NIH Research Matters edition highlights a speech-based clock that detects accelerated aging and dementia, metal exposure risks after the Maui wildfires, and a brain gene activity atlas.
HealthScience & TechnologyMedical ScienceEnvironmentDisasters NIH Research Mattersspeech-based clockdementiaMaui wildfireslung functiongene activity atlasNational Institutes of Health
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Media Monitor: TIME Health Reports FDA-Approved Rectal Cancer Drug, Dementia Projections
TIME Health reports on dostarlimab, a newly FDA-approved immunotherapy for a mutation-linked rectal cancer, and a JAMA Neurology study projecting dementia cases could more than double by 2050.
HealthScience & TechnologyMedical SciencePolitics and GovernmentFederal Government dostarlimabrectal cancerimmunotherapydementiaJAMA Neurologycolor walkorgan transplantTIME Health
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Media Monitor: The Washington Post reports on air pollution's possible link to brain changes, a damaged Eisenhower globe and Michigan's Senate debate
The Washington Post reports scientists are examining whether air pollution may physically reshape the brain, while photos show a gash in an Eisenhower-era globe at the Pentagon and Michigan's Senate candidates debate.
HealthPolitics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyElectionMedical ScienceEnvironmentFederal GovernmentDemocratic PartyRepublican Party The Washington Postair pollutiondementiabrain healthPete HegsethDwight Eisenhower globeMichigan Senate debate
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Dementia Study Flags 76 Environmental Exposures
Harvard research links drinking, sleep and pollution to dementia risk and includes a new risk-prediction model among 76 environmental exposures identified in the study.
HealthScience & TechnologyLaw EnforcementEducationLegalMedical ScienceSocial IssuesWorldAfrica DementiaEnvironmental exposuresHarvard UniversityPollutionMenstrual tracking appsSupreme CourtUnited Nations
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Yale Study Finds Most Older Americans With a Dementia Diagnosis Don't Report It
Yale researchers find most older Americans with a dementia diagnosis in their medical records report in surveys that they don't have one, potentially missing critical early interventions.
HealthScience & TechnologyEnvironmentEducationMedical ScienceClimate ChangeEnergyEconomy DementiaYale UniversityMedical DiagnosisEli FenichelEnvironmental EconomicsGeothermal EnergyParkinson's DiseaseUniversity
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Media Monitor: TIME Essay Urges Openness About Dementia Diagnoses
TIME reports a Cedars-Sinai memory specialist argues in a new essay that people should speak more openly about dementia, citing public figures who disclosed diagnoses while alive.
HealthPolitics and GovernmentUSAUnited KingdomMedical ScienceGeneral PoliticsSocial IssuesLegal dementiaAlzheimer's diseaseZaldy S. TanCedars-Sinai Medical CenterAffordable Care Actassisted dyingcaregivingTIME Health
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Midlife Health Factors Linked to Fewer Dementia-Free Years
New research indicates that smoking, high blood pressure, and diabetes in midlife significantly reduce the number of years individuals live without dementia, emphasizing proactive health management for cognitive well-being.
HealthScience & TechnologyMedical ScienceSocial IssuesEducation DementiaSmokingHypertensionDiabetesMidlifeCognitive HealthMedical ResearchNIH RESEARCH MATTERS
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Media Monitor: NPR Health Reports on Pregnancy Exercises, AI Mental Health Risks, and Cialis for Longevity
NPR Health is reporting on the benefits of exercise during pregnancy, the risks of using AI chatbots for mental health support, and the potential off-label use of Cialis for heart disease and dementia prevention.
HealthScience & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentMedical ScienceArtificial IntelligenceSocial IssuesEducation PregnancyExerciseMental HealthChatbotsAICialisDementiaNPR Health
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Media Monitor: Washington Post Details CIA Retirements, Congressional Investigation
The Washington Post is reporting on a CIA staff exodus, an investigation into Rep. Max Miller's daughter's injury, and a potential energy solution from a failed nuclear project.
HealthPolitics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyLaw EnforcementMedical ScienceEnergyFederal GovernmentEmployment and LaborGeneral Politics CIAGovernmentRep. Max MillerPolice InvestigationNuclear EnergySpaceXDementiaThe Washington Post
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Media Monitor: Cornell Chronicle reports on new student convocation, cancer research, NYC tree mapping, and leadership change
The Cornell Chronicle is reporting on its New Student Convocation, new prostate cancer research, a project mapping New York City trees, and a dean stepping down. It also highlights CNN and Smithsonian Magazine reports featuring Cornell experts.
HealthScience & TechnologyEducationMedical ScienceArtificial IntelligenceEnvironmentSocial Issues Cornell UniversityNew Student ConvocationProstate CancerNew York CityDementiaMary LoeffelholzCornell Chronicle
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Media Monitor: Cornell Chronicle Reports on Microplastics, AI, Parkinson's and Digital Innovation
The Cornell Chronicle reports on NYS teachers tackling microplastics with robots, digital clicks predicting innovation, and new insights into Parkinson's disease. It also covers AI's role in battery design and Cornell experts featured in USA Today and NBC News.
Science & TechnologyHealthEducationEnvironmentMedical ScienceArtificial IntelligenceNanotechnologyEnergyComputers and Internet MicroplasticsRoboticsParkinson's DiseaseBattery TechnologyDementiaCitizen ScienceCornell Chronicle
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports on Violence in Long-Term Care, Avocado Oil Adulteration, and Emotional Regulation Techniques
NPR is reporting on investigations into patient violence in long-term care, the widespread adulteration of avocado oil products, and effective techniques from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for managing extreme emotions.
HealthBusinessScience & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentMedical ScienceSocial IssuesEconomyEducationGeneral Politics Long-term carePatient violenceDementiaAvocado oilFood adulterationEmotional regulationDialectical Behavioral TherapyNPR Health
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Media Monitor: Washington Post reports on Pentagon funding, health issues
The Washington Post is reporting on the Pentagon's cash shortfall for the Iran war, an ongoing cyclosporiasis outbreak, and early dementia symptoms, among other health-related stories.
HealthPolitics and GovernmentConflictMedical ScienceFederal GovernmentMilitaryEconomySocial Issues PentagonIran WarPete HegsethDementiaCyclosporiasisNeuropathyPublic HealthThe Washington Post
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House to Consider Key Health Legislation by 2026
The House of Representatives is poised to advance several health-focused bills, including reauthorizations for early detection, stem cell research, and initiatives for traumatic brain injuries, dental health, dementia, and tick-borne diseases, with a target date of July 20, 2026.
Politics and GovernmentHealthGeneral PoliticsFederal GovernmentCongressMedical ScienceEducation House of RepresentativesLegislationReauthorizationTraumatic Brain InjuryDementiaStem Cell ResearchU.S. Library of Congress
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NIH Research Highlights Advances in TB Diagnosis, Cancer Treatment, and Neurodegenerative Disease
Recent NIH research reveals a rapid tuberculosis diagnostic, a blood test predicting tumor response, and short RNA molecules showing promise against neuron death in ALS and dementia.
HealthScience & TechnologyMedical ScienceEducationSocial Issues TuberculosisCancer TreatmentALSDementiaDiagnostic TestMedical ResearchNIH Research Matters