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  • Air Pollution-Related Dementia Kills Over 625,000 People A Year

    Air Pollution-Related Dementia Kills Over 625,000 People A Year

    New research finds that 28% of deaths from Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia can be attributed to air pollution, which harms brain health across the life cycle.

    From killing over 600,000 elderly from dementia to an almost equal number…

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  • Western Australia Measles Alert | The Transmission

    Western Australia Measles Alert | The Transmission

    WA Dept of Health

    There have been 51 cases of measles identified in WA in 2025 year to date, of which 11 have been identified in the current Pilbara community outbreak.

    Measles…

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  • Men’s brains shrink faster than women’s, new Alzheimer’s research shows

    Men’s brains shrink faster than women’s, new Alzheimer’s research shows

    Men’s brains shrink faster than women’s, despite Alzheimer’s disease being diagnosed more frequently in women, new research shows.

    More than seven million Americans have Alzheimer’s, and by 2050, that number is expected to increase to…

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  • Mediterranean diet linked to dramatically lower odds of endometriosis

    Mediterranean diet linked to dramatically lower odds of endometriosis

    Women who followed a Mediterranean-style eating pattern had up to 94% lower odds of endometriosis, suggesting that plant-based, nutrient-dense diets may help reduce inflammation and support reproductive health.

    Study: Mediterranean…

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  • AI Surpasses Humans in Parasite Detection, Utah Study

    AI Surpasses Humans in Parasite Detection, Utah Study

    Scientists at ARUP Laboratories have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that detects intestinal parasites in stool samples more quickly and accurately than traditional methods, potentially transforming how labs diagnose…

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  • expert reaction to study looking at cardiovascular health in people who were born around the time of sugar rationing in the UK

    A study published in the BMJ looks at the impact of sugar rationing and long term cardiovascular…

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  • Weight-loss drug cuts heart attack risk regardless of kilograms shed, study finds | Medical research

    Weight-loss drug cuts heart attack risk regardless of kilograms shed, study finds | Medical research

    The weight-loss drug semaglutide cuts the risk of heart attack or stroke regardless of how many kilograms people lose, the largest study of its kind has found.

    However, shrinking waist size – a sign of less belly fat – was linked to better…

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