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gizmag -- Researchers have found that an intranasal immunotherapy drug, currently being tested as a treatment for multiple sclerosis, reduced brain inflammation and improved cognition in mice with Alzheimer's disease, independent of the amount of beta-amyloid plaques...

Tech -- The Verge - The third-gen Echo Show 8 has a new look and some excellent changes under the hood.



And Echo Show 8 makes three! Amazon now has three smart home hubs, with the Echo Show 8 (third-gen) joining the newly...

Life -- Neuroscience News - Researchers have unveiled the mystery behind neuron death in Alzheimer's disease. A groundbreaking study reveals that neurons undergo a programmed cell death, necroptosis, when exposed to amyloid plaques and tau tangles, hallmark proteins...

Tech -- Wareable - Smart Ring maker Oura is working on an non-intrusive wearable patch that should detect obstructive sleep apnea.

Tech -- GeekWire - Italian-born neuroscientist Vittorio Gallo first got interested in research through his appreciation of art, which made him wonder how our brains process...

Life -- Psychology Today - Social neuroscience is revealing new insights into schizophrenia.

Media -- DIGITIMES - Apple Inc., facing a controversy in France over the iPhone 12's radiation levels, has advised tech-support staff not to volunteer any information when consumers ask about the issue.

gizmag -- According to the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, 1.6 million Americans have irritable bowel disease (IBD), with the numbers increasing each year. Around 70,000 new cases are diagnosed annually.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: King's College...

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Life -- Neuroscience News - Contrary to the widely held belief that Parkinson's disease originates from the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons, a new study suggests a precursor: synaptic dysfunction. This revelation unveils the dysfunction of dopaminergic synapses...

Life -- Gallup Headlines - U.S. workers report working remotely an average of 3.8 days per month, down from 5.8 in 2020 but higher than the 2.4 measured before the pandemic.

Life -- Stat - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have announced plans to build a new free-standing inpatient hospital for adult cancer care in Boston, breaking the cancer hospital's almost 30-year relationship with Brigham...

Life -- Neuroscience News - Adults over 60, who engage in more than 10 hours of sedentary behavior daily, have a heightened risk of dementia. The study revealed that the pattern of sedentary behavior throughout the day mattered less than the total hours spent.

Media -- PYMNTS.com - Apiture, a provider of digital banking solutions for banks and credit unions, has joined forces with family FinTech company Greenlight Financial Technology to make family banking available to financial institutions through the Greenlight...

Life -- Neuroscience News - New research points to the possibility that the development of a pathobiome in the brain could play a role in Alzheimer's and related dementias. Studying brain samples, researchers discovered Alzheimer's-affected brains had markedly...

Life -- Psychology Today - Normal cognitive changes occur as we age, but significant lapses in financial judgment raise the suspicion of dementia and risk of elder abuse.

Tech -- The Verge - Amazon-owned Ring is launching a $9.99 Pet Tag today to make it easier to bring lost pets back home. The Ring Pet Tag essentially puts a QR code on your dog or cat's collar, which links up...

gizmag -- A new study has found that people over 60 with untreated high blood pressure have a greatly increased risk of developing dementia compared to those who take blood pressure medication. The findings suggest that maintaining treatment for high blood pressure...

gizmag -- In the run up to its maiden flight later this year, Northrop Grumman and the US Air Force have released new images of the B-21 Raider heavy nuclear bomber as it begins ground engine runs at Northrop's Palmdale, California, facility.

ChinaTechNews.com -- With the iPhone 15, Apple is launching a new service, Roadside Assistance via satellite, in partnership with AAA.

Building on the Emergency SOS and Find My via satellite features introduced with the iPhone 14 and more recent Apple Watch models - which,...

Media -- Fox - Health - Cancer has many risk factors. Some - like gender, age and family history - can't be controlled. But others, like diet, can be managed. Proper nutrition has been shown to reduce cancer risk, noted Dr. Brian Slomovitz, director of gynecologic...

Life -- Live Science - Cancer treatments aim to kill tumor cells, and the immune system is tasked with getting rid of the resulting corpses.

Business Wire -- Intuit (Nasdaq: INTU), the global technology platform that makes Intuit QuickBooks, TurboTax, Credit Karma, and Mailchimp, today unveiled QuickBooks Money, a new all-in-one payments and banking solution with no monthly fees or minimum balance requirements...

Tech -- Wareable - The Apple Watch Series 9 may be the shiniest new member of Apple's smartwatch family, but that doesn't automatically make it the best fit for your wrist.

gizmag -- The spice that can instantly stain an amateur chef's kitchen benches, hands and clothes bright yellow has again shown it may be punching above its weight in other ways, with a clinical trial showing it can curb acid reflux as well as common medications.Continue...

gizmag -- A high resting heart rate, which is generally considered anything above 100 beats per minute (bpm), has been linked to an elevated risk of serious cardiovascular conditions such coronary artery disease and stroke. And while the cause of a high resting...

Life -- Psychology Today - Long-term dog ownership by individuals 65 or older seems to be associated with a reduction in the amount of observed age-related declines in cognitive abilities.

Life -- Live Science - An immune-related gene variant has been tied to a reduced risk of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's across a huge, diverse population of people.

Life -- Gallup Headlines - A new West Health-Gallup poll finds that Americans rate U.S. nursing homes poorly for quality of care, and few say they would be comfortable being admitted to one.

Life -- Lifehacker - From student loans, to medical bills, to simply putting food on the table, so much of managing your finances can feel like it comes down to getting by day-to-day. Retirement, meanwhile, feels like a distant dream. How can you even think about...

Media -- PYMNTS.com - A small but significant share of consumers steer clear of grocers' physical stores completely, turning to their smart devices to purchase the foods and beverages they need, PYMNTS Intelligence reveals.

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Tech -- Chrome Unboxed - Have you ever wanted to set a timer without having to deal with Google Assistant and its ridiculously annoying mishaps? Don't have Assistant nearby? I mean, depending on who you are, that's common. Did you know that, despite Google's...

Life -- Phys.org - Antibody treatments may be able to activate the immune system to fight diseases like Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and colorectal cancer, but they are less effective when they bind with themselves and other molecules that aren't markers of disease.

Life -- Gallup Headlines - More American workers now than two years ago are worried that technology could soon make their job obsolete. College-educated workers have nearly caught up with non-college-educated workers in harboring this fear.

Media -- Fox - Tech - Caring for a loved one who values their independence and prefers to live alone can be challenging. You may feel anxious about their well-being when you are not around and hope that their neighbors alert you if something goes wrong. There...

gizmag -- A new study has revealed how the mutated proteins that are a hallmark of Parkinson's disease spread and aggregate in the brain. The finding opens the door to developing a way of halting the disease's progression and may be useful in tackling other neurodegenerative...

Life -- Gallup Headlines - Most U.S. workers dress casually for work. Half of women wear business casual; men are divided among business casual, street clothes and uniforms.

Think -- MIT Technology Review - Last week I came down with some kind...

Life -- Neuroscience News - Researchers unveiled the neural pathway linking chronic stress to sleep disturbances, shedding light on how bright-light treatment rectifies these issues. The study, involving mouse models, emphasized the crucial role of the lateral...

Business Wire -- U.S. banks' customers are the happiest in the world, according to a new report released today. The Banking Disruption Index from global digital transformation company GFT finds that 42% of U.S. consumers claim to be very happy with their bank. While U.S....

Life -- Phys.org - Ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is the world's leading environmental health risk factor. At only 2.5 micrometers or smaller, these particles are small enough to be inhaled and cause respiratory problems, such as asthma and bronchitis,...

Life -- Neuroscience News - Researchers unearthed fresh gene variations related to Alzheimer's disease risk, potentially paving the way for predictive blood tests. The study, targeting the APOE gene, identified 15 new variations linked to Alzheimer's likelihood.

Life -- WebMD - The passing of popular singer and song writer Jimmy Buffett, who died Friday at age 76 from Merkel cell carcinoma, has thrust this form of skin cancer into the spotlight. But what exactly is it?

Life -- Neuroscience News - Researchers identified a new form of cell death, termed ferroptosis, in Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. This process involves the destruction of microglia cells-brain immune cells-due to the accumulation of iron.

Life -- Neuroscience News - Researchers identified two genes - NEK2 and INHBA - responsible for causing chemotherapy resistance in head and neck cancer patients. Remarkably, when these genes are silenced, previously resistant cancer cells begin responding to...

Life -- Psychology Today - There is still no cure for Alzheimer's disease. A new book addresses possible reasons for that by displaying the development of Alzheimer's disease research since its beginning.

Life -- Neuroscience News - A groundbreaking revealed that ponesimod, a drug originally used to treat multiple sclerosis, shows potential in treating Alzheimer's disease. Researchers found that the medication reduces neuroinflammation, a critical factor in Alzheimer's...

gizmag -- While research shows that taking a daily dose of aspirin could have some definite pros and cons, a new study adds a tick to the pro column. It was found that low-dose supplementation with the drug reduced type 2 diabetes development in adults over 65...

Enterprise -- ZDNet News - Teachers can benefit as much from the technology as students can.

Media -- Fox - Health - Skipping the salt could slash heart disease risk by nearly 20%, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the European Society of Cardiology, which was held in Amsterdam this week. Those who never add salt to their food had...