An inspiring story from someone who saw her mother grow so mean that she couldn’t help but wonder if her mother’s bizarre personality changes were genetic. #Dementia – Gift Article
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A Woman With a Rare Gene Mutation Fights to Avoid Her Mother’s Fate (Gift Article)
A mutant gene is coming to steal Linde Jacobs’s mind. Can she find a way to stop it?
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December 24, 2024 at 6:21 AM
An inspiring story from someone who saw her mother grow so mean that she couldn’t help but wonder if her mother’s bizarre personality changes were genetic. #Dementia – Gift Article
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/h...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/h...
“shareholders, not patient outcomes, tend to drive decisions at for-profit health insurance companies.” Wendell Potter, a former vice president for corporate communications at Cigna. -Gift Article www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/o...
Opinion | I Was a Health Insurance Executive. What I Saw Made Me Quit. (Gift Article)
Shareholders, not patient outcomes, tend to drive decisions at health insurance companies.
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December 23, 2024 at 6:25 AM
“shareholders, not patient outcomes, tend to drive decisions at for-profit health insurance companies.” Wendell Potter, a former vice president for corporate communications at Cigna. -Gift Article www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/o...
Popular Arthritis Drug for Dogs May Have Severe Side Effects, F.D.A. Says - The F.D.A. recommended that the maker of Librela update its label to reflect the possibility of more serious adverse reactions. - Gift Article www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/s...
Popular Arthritis Drug For Dogs May Have Severe Side Effects, F.D.A. Says (Gift Article)
The agency recommended that the maker of Librela update its label to reflect the possibility of more serious adverse reactions.
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December 19, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Popular Arthritis Drug for Dogs May Have Severe Side Effects, F.D.A. Says - The F.D.A. recommended that the maker of Librela update its label to reflect the possibility of more serious adverse reactions. - Gift Article www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/s...
Some studies have found DNA from herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 (the viruses that cause cold sores and genital sores) more often in the brains of individuals with Alzheimer's than in healthy people.
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Are some cases of Alzheimer's disease caused by infection? - Harvard Health
Some scientists believe that microbes might play a part in Alzheimer's disease development. There are several theories about how and why this occurs. Microbes that might be involved include certain...
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December 19, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Some studies have found DNA from herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 (the viruses that cause cold sores and genital sores) more often in the brains of individuals with Alzheimer's than in healthy people.
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The labor movement, Indigenous communities, and environmental justice advocates have long been on the front lines of resisting corporate greed. These movements empower everyday people to raise their voices in workplaces, governments, and communities.
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Decolonization Series: Hawaiʻi Labor Disputes, Alternative Economies and the Path to Ecological Wellbeing — Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi
by Lauren Ballesteros-Watanabe, Chapter Organizer | Reading Time: 8 minutes The entanglement of colonialism and capitalism with American industries operating globally has drastically shaped our en...
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December 8, 2024 at 10:57 PM
The labor movement, Indigenous communities, and environmental justice advocates have long been on the front lines of resisting corporate greed. These movements empower everyday people to raise their voices in workplaces, governments, and communities.
sierraclubhawaii.org/blog/decolon...
sierraclubhawaii.org/blog/decolon...
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🎁I'm gifting this article as it is the best I have read on the complex history between Hawaii & the US, and struggle for Hawaiian identity and independence. Long but totally worth reading.
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The Hawaiians Who Want Their Nation Back
In 1893, a U.S.-backed coup overthrew the Islands’ sovereign government. What does America owe Hawai‘i now?
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December 11, 2024 at 4:06 PM
🎁I'm gifting this article as it is the best I have read on the complex history between Hawaii & the US, and struggle for Hawaiian identity and independence. Long but totally worth reading.
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You’re probably not sending cards to people you live with or see daily. Most go to aunts, uncles, cousins, former neighbors and colleagues, old school friends. I have a friend I haven’t seen for more than 30 years. Every year, out goes my card to him.
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www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/o...
Opinion | Why I Still Send Holiday Cards — and You Should, Too (Gift Article)
They serve a social function that’s surprisingly important.
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December 11, 2024 at 6:12 PM
You’re probably not sending cards to people you live with or see daily. Most go to aunts, uncles, cousins, former neighbors and colleagues, old school friends. I have a friend I haven’t seen for more than 30 years. Every year, out goes my card to him.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/o...
Meet Mana, Oahu's newest monk seal pup
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Meet Mana, Oahu's newest monk seal pup
Oahu has a new monk seal pup, and he came as a surprise.
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December 11, 2024 at 6:05 AM
Meet Mana, Oahu's newest monk seal pup
www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2024/12/11/m...
www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2024/12/11/m...
How fast is your brain ageing? Proteins in blood offer clues. Brain cells in people with Alzheimer’s disease express less BCAN than do those in healthy people. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How fast is your brain ageing? Proteins in blood offer clues
Biomarkers could monitor ageing in the brain, revealing ways to treat dementia and other age-related brain disorders.
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December 11, 2024 at 5:54 AM
How fast is your brain ageing? Proteins in blood offer clues. Brain cells in people with Alzheimer’s disease express less BCAN than do those in healthy people. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Not every day a leading US academic health system partners with @costplusdrugs.com, bypassing PBMs, to save drug costs for their patients
@pennmedicine.bsky.social + @mcuban.bsky.social
www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-re... a 1st-of-its-kind deal
@pennmedicine.bsky.social + @mcuban.bsky.social
www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-re... a 1st-of-its-kind deal
Penn Medicine partners with Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs
Penn Medicine has partnered with Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drug Company through its innovative Cost Plus Marketplace in a strategic alliance that will allow Penn Medicine to secure the top 100 most frequ...
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December 7, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Not every day a leading US academic health system partners with @costplusdrugs.com, bypassing PBMs, to save drug costs for their patients
@pennmedicine.bsky.social + @mcuban.bsky.social
www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-re... a 1st-of-its-kind deal
@pennmedicine.bsky.social + @mcuban.bsky.social
www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-re... a 1st-of-its-kind deal
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NEW A study examined #EHR records from 2009-19 for 1.2M adults in SoCal: 21% ⬆️ risk of #dementia diagnosis for every microgram per cubic meter ⬆️ in fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from local wildfire smoke, measured over 3 yrs. #AAIC24 #MedSky #NeuroSky 😷
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Breathing Fire: Wildfire Smoke Linked To Sharp Rise In Dementia Risk - Health Policy Watch
Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke may significantly increase the risk of dementia, posing a greater threat to brain health than other forms of air pollution.
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December 8, 2024 at 5:02 AM
People who consumed about two servings of processed red meat per week had a 14 percent greater risk of developing dementia compared to those who ate fewer than three servings per month. - Gift Article www.nytimes.com/2024/07/31/w...
More Evidence Links Ultraprocessed Foods to Dementia (Gift Article)
Recent research, including a new study on processed meat, has suggested these foods can affect brain health. Experts are trying to understand why.
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December 1, 2024 at 12:00 AM
People who consumed about two servings of processed red meat per week had a 14 percent greater risk of developing dementia compared to those who ate fewer than three servings per month. - Gift Article www.nytimes.com/2024/07/31/w...
Getting too little sleep later in life is associated with an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease. But paradoxically, so is getting too much sleep. - Gift Article www.nytimes.com/2024/07/15/w...
How Poor Sleep Affects Your Risk of Dementia (Gift Article)
For older adults, too much or too little sleep has been tied to cognitive issues.
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November 30, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Getting too little sleep later in life is associated with an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease. But paradoxically, so is getting too much sleep. - Gift Article www.nytimes.com/2024/07/15/w...
In older adults, even mild impairment can affect the brain. But there are simple ways to reduce the harm. Gift Article www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/w...
How Hearing and Vision Loss Increase the Risk of Dementia (Gift Article)
In older adults, even mild impairment can affect the brain. But there are simple ways to reduce the harm.
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November 30, 2024 at 7:50 PM
In older adults, even mild impairment can affect the brain. But there are simple ways to reduce the harm. Gift Article www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/w...
The Most Important Conversation to Have Before You Die. “Who do you think makes really good decisions in stressful situations?” - Gift Article www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/w...
The Most Important Conversation to Have Before You Die (Gift Article)
Talking about your advance care directive with your loved ones will make life — and death — easier later on.
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November 30, 2024 at 7:43 PM
The Most Important Conversation to Have Before You Die. “Who do you think makes really good decisions in stressful situations?” - Gift Article www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/w...
University of Pennsylvania (Penn State) researchers found that binge drinking as a young adult can result in permanent brain damage seen decades on in people with cognitive decline.
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Binge drinking as a young adult causes permanent brain damage decades on
Binge drinking in early adult years fundamentally changes how the brain's neurons communicate, in what scientists equate to a faulty gas pedal in a car that needs more pressure applied to "go." What's...
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November 24, 2024 at 4:06 AM
University of Pennsylvania (Penn State) researchers found that binge drinking as a young adult can result in permanent brain damage seen decades on in people with cognitive decline.
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newatlas.com/brain/alzhei...
Costco Magazine: The world can become a scary place for a person with dementia. As words start to lose meaning, it can cause frustration, anxiety, fear and possible distrust manifesting in mood and behavioral changes, delusions and hallucinations. www.costcoconnection.com/august_2024/...
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November 24, 2024 at 3:53 AM
Costco Magazine: The world can become a scary place for a person with dementia. As words start to lose meaning, it can cause frustration, anxiety, fear and possible distrust manifesting in mood and behavioral changes, delusions and hallucinations. www.costcoconnection.com/august_2024/...
Base fares start as low as 55 cents, compared with $2.48 for a taxi driven by a human for Baidu’s $30,000 purpose-built, Level 4 autonomous robotaxi.
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www.theverge.com/2024/11/22/2...
Baidu’s supercheap robotaxis should scare the hell out of the US
The vehicle costs less than $30,000 to manufacture.
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November 22, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Base fares start as low as 55 cents, compared with $2.48 for a taxi driven by a human for Baidu’s $30,000 purpose-built, Level 4 autonomous robotaxi.
www.theverge.com/2024/11/22/2...
www.theverge.com/2024/11/22/2...
The chatbot averaged 90% when diagnosing a medical condition from a case report and explaining its reasoning. Doctors partnering with the chatbot got averaged 76%. Doctors randomly assigned not to use the chatbot had an average score of 74%. -Gift Article www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/h...
A.I. Chatbots Defeated Doctors at Diagnosing Illness
A small study found ChatGPT outdid human physicians when assessing medical case histories, even when those doctors were using a chatbot.
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November 20, 2024 at 7:21 PM
The chatbot averaged 90% when diagnosing a medical condition from a case report and explaining its reasoning. Doctors partnering with the chatbot got averaged 76%. Doctors randomly assigned not to use the chatbot had an average score of 74%. -Gift Article www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/h...
Excessive alcohol affects the heart muscle, leading to arrhythmias, strokes, high blood pressure, & pancreatitis. It weakens the immune system & increases cancer risks of the head & neck, the esophagus, the liver, the breast & the colorectum. - Gift Article
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/11/h...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/11/h...
As the Pandemic Deepened, Americans Kept Drinking More
Excessive drinking persisted in the years after Covid arrived, according to new data.
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November 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Excessive alcohol affects the heart muscle, leading to arrhythmias, strokes, high blood pressure, & pancreatitis. It weakens the immune system & increases cancer risks of the head & neck, the esophagus, the liver, the breast & the colorectum. - Gift Article
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/11/h...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/11/h...
Deteriorations in the brain cause delusions, aggression and other shifts in mood and personality. People with dementia have lower stress thresholds and might feel overwhelmed more quickly. Also, their ability to plan ahead diminishes. - Gift Article
www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/w...
www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/w...
When Dementia Changes a Loved One’s Personality
Shifts in behavior can be challenging to manage. Experts have five strategies that can help.
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November 16, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Deteriorations in the brain cause delusions, aggression and other shifts in mood and personality. People with dementia have lower stress thresholds and might feel overwhelmed more quickly. Also, their ability to plan ahead diminishes. - Gift Article
www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/w...
www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/w...