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By Nancy LapidFeb 9 (Reuters) – Drinking a few cups of caffeinated coffee or tea every day may help in a small way to preserve brain power and prevent dementia, researchers reported on Monday.People with the highest daily intake of caffeinated coffee had an 18% lower risk of developing dementia compared to those with the lowest such intake, according to a study based on responses to questionnaires by 132,000 U.S. adults spanning four decades.The study, published in JAMA, also found that the people with the highest intake had a lower rate – by nearly 2 percentage points – of self-perceived…
NEW YORK (AP) — Nurses and two major hospital systems in New York City have reached a deal to end a nearly monthlong strike over staffing levels, workplace safety, health insurance and other issues.The tentative agreement announced Monday by the nurses’ union involves the Montefiore and Mount Sinai hospital systems. Nurses remain on strike at NewYork Presbyterian.The walkout began Jan. 12, prompting the hospitals to scramble to hire legions of temporary nurses to fill in during a demanding flu season.The union said members at Montefiore and Mount Sinai hospitals will vote this week on whether to ratify the contracts and…
Health officials in the nation’s capital warned people who attended the National March for Life rally in January may have been exposed to measles.DC Health said three people infected with measles visited various locations in Washington, D.C. between Jan. 21 and Feb. 2, including the annual anti-abortion march. The rally reportedly drew thousands of attendees including Vice President JD Vance, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and other members of Congress.Other potential measles exposure sites include major transit hubs like Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Union Station as well as the Catholic University of America and the Basilica of…
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — A student was shot inside a high school in Maryland on Monday and another student was in custody, police said.One student was found with a gunshot wound in a hallway and was taken to a hospital in stable condition, the Rockville City Police Department said in a post on Facebook.The suspect, also a student, was identified and arrested near the school shortly after, the department said.“At this time, there is no further threat to public safety,” police said.Officers were dispatched at 2:15 p.m. because of reports of shots fired at Thomas S. Wootton High School in…
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MILAN, Feb 9 (Reuters) – The EU food safety agency indicated a safe consumption level for cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive compound found in the cannabis plant, for the first time on Monday, setting a lower bar compared with other countries such as Britain and Switzerland.CBD-infused food and drink items include sweets, honey, biscuits, cakes, tea and coffee. Unlike marijuana, CBD is not intoxicating and is known for its potential therapeutic effects, such as reducing anxiety, pain and inflammation.The Italy-based EU agency, known as EFSA, said its panel of experts had established a provisional safe intake level of 0.0275 milligrams per…
Feb 9 (Reuters) – Artificial intelligence is shaking up industries from software and law to entertainment and education. And as physicians like Dr. Cem Aksoy are learning, it’s posing special challenges in medicine as patients tap AI for advice.Aksoy, a medical resident at a hospital in Ankara, Turkey, says an 18-year-old patient and his family recently panicked after the young man was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor on his left leg. They turned to OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The bot said he might survive only five years.It was wrong: A plastic surgeon successfully removed the tumor in July. “He was essentially cured…
Lema, a cybersecurity startup founded by former members of Israel’s elite 8200 intelligence unit, is coming out of stealth and announcing fresh funding to fuel its mission to lessen the danger companies face when outside vendors gain access to their systems.Lema has announced a $24 million Series A funding round led by Team8, a Tel Aviv-based venture capital firm. The valuation was not disclosed.”I think that third-party risk management was the neglected child of cybersecurity for a very long time,” Eddie Dovzhik, Lema’s co-founder and CEO, told Business Insider. “A problem of this magnitude deserves a solution that actually solves…
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A large, long-term study found that playing a brain training video game may help protect the brain against dementia for decades. Experts say the findings are the strongest evidence yet that cognitive training can create lasting changes in the brain.“It’s very surprising,” said Marilyn Albert, director of the Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. “It’s not at all what I would have expected.”The research, published Monday in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, was a long-term follow-up of the Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly (ACTIVE) trial.Specifically, participants who did up to 23 hours…