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Scammers pretending to be Trea Turner stole thousands from a 70-year-old Parkinson's patient. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA 70-year-old Parkinson's patient says someone pretending to be an American baseball superstar stole thousands of dollars from her. Scammers will often impersonate someone close to their victim to gain their trust in what is known as an "imposter scam." This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Trea Turner, —, Scammers Organizations: Service, Business Locations: American

☆ David Shapiro, Who Gained Fame in Poetry and Protest, Dies at 77
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Alex Williams | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

David Shapiro, a cerebral yet deeply personal poet aligned with the so-called New York School, whose highly lyrical work balanced copious literary allusions with dreamlike imagery and intimate reflections drawn from family life, died on Saturday in the Bronx. His wife, Lindsay Stamm Shapiro, said the cause of his death, in a hospice facility, was Parkinson’s disease. Mr. Shapiro published 11 volumes of poetry during his six-decade career. His book “You Are You: Writings and Interviews on Poetry, Art and the New York School” is scheduled to be published this fall. And he maintained a career in academia that included decades as an art history professor at William Paterson University in Wayne, N.J.

Persons: David Shapiro, Lindsay Stamm Shapiro, Shapiro, ”, Piet Mondrian, Jasper Johns, Jim Dine Organizations: New York School, William Paterson University, Columbia University Locations: Bronx, Wayne , N.J, mater

☆ Not all ultra-processed foods are created equal. Here are the 4 UPFs linked with early death in a study.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Eating certain types of UPFs carries a higher risk of early death than others, a new study found. AdvertisementPeople who eat a lot of ultra-processed foods are more likely to die early than those who don't, according to a study. Chan School of Public Health, told CNN that the association between UPFs and early death was "moderate" and not equally strong among all UPFs. Notably, a recent study linked UPFs to 32 health problems, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, and depression. To address these concerns, the researchers placed UPFs into nine groups to assess if some foods had a greater impact than others.

Persons: —, Mingyang, Harvard T.H, UPF, Gunter Kuhnle Organizations: Service, Harvard, of Public Health, CNN, University of Reading Locations: Chan, UPFs

☆ How Mother Figures Impact Our Lives
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Catherine Pearson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

For Mother’s Day, The Times asked readers to tell us about the mother figures in their lives. KELLY SANDOVAL, 48, SQUAMISH, B.C., CANADAI come from a multicultural background, but the Puerto Rican side of the family lived far away. When I showed up, Linda, my host mother, picked me up from the bus stop and made me tea and crumpets. If I had a nightmare and woke my mother up, she would tell me to climb into bed with Rita. During that year I also moved into my first apartment, away from the guidance of my mother.

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☆ How to survive sleeping with a sleep talker
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“There are some things you, the bed partner, can do to save your sleep,” Schenck said. Medications to treat depression, and other mental health disorders, high blood pressure, seizures, asthma and, oddly, other sleep disorders can also cause sleep talking, according to the Cleveland Clinic. “Cut out alcohol so you can share your consideration for the bed partner who is disturbed by your sleep talking.”What causes sleep talking? Sleep talking is a parasomnia, in the same category as sleep terrors, sleep eating, sleep paralysis and sleep sex. Some people who have sleep talking or walking as children do return to the behavior as adults, but many others do not,” he said.

Persons: Carlos Schenck, ” Schenck, “, GERD, Schenck, Jennifer Mundt, ”, Earplugs, Mundt, ” Mundt, Parasomnias Organizations: CNN, American Academy of Sleep, Hennepin County Medical, University of Minnesota, Cleveland Clinic, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine Locations: Hennepin, Chicago

☆ Scientists identify ‘degrees of Kevin Bacon’ gene
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Even humble fruit flies organize themselves into regularly spaced clusters, researchers have found. Within those social networks, certain individuals will often stand out as “gatekeepers,” playing an important role for cohesion and communication within that group. New research published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications has identified a gene responsible for regulating the structure of social networks in fruit flies. The study opened up new opportunities for exploring the molecular evolution of social networks and collective behavior in other animals. FLPA/ShutterstockThe gene behind fruit fly social networksThe researchers investigated a number of gene candidates in fruit flies, a common lab organism used in the study of genetics.

Persons: ”, Kevin Bacon, Bacon, Joel Levine, Rebecca Rooke, ” Levine, Levine, “, ” Allen J, Moore, wasn’t, ” Moore Organizations: CNN, Nature Communications, University of Toronto, University of Georgia’s Locations: Philadelphia, University of Toronto Mississauga

☆ Ozempic and Wegovy Have Health Benefits Beyond Weight Loss - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( David Wallace-Wells | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Last year was called the year of Ozempic, though it was also a year of Ozempic backlash and Ozempic shortages, which could persist for years. Even so, we appear very far from a peak for GLP-1 drugs, like Ozempic and Wegovy, which are powered by a molecule called semaglutide, and Mounjaro, which uses its cousin tirzepatide. It seems possible to imagine a future in which almost everyone is taking some variety of GLP-1 drug, and with a pretty good reason to do so. Patients on Ozempic and Wegovy can lose 15 to 20 percent or more of their weight in a little over a year, and if they stay on the drugs, the weight tends to stay off. Semaglutide has been shown to eliminate or reduce the need for insulin among those with recent-onset Type 1 diabetes.

Persons: tirzepatide, Wegovy, we’ve, Semaglutide Locations: Alzheimer’s

☆ A disabled woman planned a 'once-in-a-lifetime' trip to Disney World. Then the park changed its disability policy.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewSavannah spent nine weeks and thousands of dollars planning her family's trip to Walt Disney World. AdvertisementMinnie Mouse at Walt Disney World. Disney's new disability policyThe bombshell: Disney announced earlier this month that it would revise its Disability Access Service policy. The Washington Post/Getty ImagesThe Disneyland and Disney World websites include information for individuals with disabilities across different categories, including mobility. However, the policy changes — scheduled to go into effect the first day of their Disney vacation — have upended everything.

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☆ Another perk of weight-loss drugs? Eli Lilly's Zepbound may alleviate sleep apnea, too
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

GLP-1 drugs were originally developed to treat type 2 diabetes. Drugmakers are discovering the injections may also aid weight loss, heart issues, and sleep apnea. AdvertisementAnother new indication for injectable GLP-1 drugs: better sleep. On Wednesday, drugmaker Eli Lilly announced positive results from a large, phase-3 clinical trial, testing Zepbound (the drug name for tirzepatide) as a treatment for sleep apnea. Related storyAlready, GLP-1 drugs have been indicated for the treatment of:ObesityHeart diseaseAdvertisementIn clinical trials, GLP-1 drugs have also shown some promise for treating other conditions, including:Non-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseAddictionDepressionParkinson's and Alzheimer'sCancerThese breakthroughs may be tied to the gut-brain connectionScientists think that the main reason GLP-1 drugs work well is because of their effect on our body's gut-brain connection.

Persons: —, drugmaker Eli Lilly, Eli Lilly, KATERYNA, Daniel Drucker, GLP, Eric Topol Organizations: Service, Food and Drug Administration, American Diabetes Association, University of Toronto

☆ 'Assuming that I'm just a little old lady was your first mistake': Retired boomers are rejecting the idea they're lonely or sad
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Helen Brown Helen BrownGetting over the psychological hurdleThe retired boomers told BI that transitioning from working to retirement can be difficult. AdvertisementClive Hook Clive HookHook told BI that the complete loss of structure was the toughest change. Related storiesThere's a misconception that life becomes boring in retirement, Hook told BI. Falconer told BI she revels in saying no to anything she no longer wants to do. I was too young," Feest told BI.

Persons: —, Helen Brown, Brown, Helen Brown Helen Brown, Clive Hook, He'd, Clive Hook Clive Hook Hook, purposeless, Hook, Jackie Harrison, Harrison, It's, Jackie Harrison Jackie Harrison Sandra Falconer, Falconer, Parkinson's, hadn't, Kathy Feest, Sandra Falconer, Sandra Falconer Sandra Falconer, Feest Organizations: Service, Business, WHO, Open University Locations: New Zealand

☆ Researchers used the world's most powerful MRI to get brain scans that are 10 times as detailed as a hospital MRI — take a look
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

French researchers used a powerful MRI machine to create detailed brain scans of about 20 people. AdvertisementResearchers have unveiled images of the human brain from the world's most powerful MRI, which could one day lead to breakthroughs in treating Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and other diseases. AdvertisementA machine powerful enough to capture thousands of neuronsThe strength of MRI magnets is measured in a unit called Teslas. CEASuch detailed images could help researchers look for changes in the brain and learn new information about how the organ functions. Physicians at the Cleveland Clinic, for example, used a 7 Tesla MRI machine to find the location of a tiny lesion that was causing a patient's epileptic seizures.

Persons: —, Iseult, Alexandre Vignaud, France's, they're Organizations: Service, France's Atomic Energy, Agence France, University of California, France's Atomic Energy Commission, Duke University, Cleveland Clinic Locations: Alzheimer's, Berkeley

☆ Michael J. Fox says he’d come out of retirement for the right role
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Michael J. Fox has revealed that he would consider coming out of retirement for the right acting role. The “Back to the Future” star announced back in 2020 that he was stepping away from performing for good because of the deterioration of his health. Now, however, he has revealed that he would not rule out a return to acting - provided the role is right and takes into account his Parkinson’s Disease. The five-time Emmy Award-winning actor, who also has four Golden Globes, a Grammy and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, was speaking ahead of a major fundraising event on Tuesday for the Michael J.

Persons: Michael J, Fox, “, ” Fox, Alex P, Keaton, ”, Sheryl Crow, Jason Isbell, Rachel Smith, “ Oppenheimer, Smith Organizations: CNN, Entertainment, Fox Foundation, Big Town, BAFTA, London, Met, Apple, Fox Locations: Nashville , Tennessee, Mariupol

☆ Diabetes drug similar to Ozempic helped slow progression of Parkinson's disease in small trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A highly popular class of drugs for diabetes and obesity is showing early potential to help patients with Parkinson's disease, too. But more research is needed to determine whether newer iterations of GLP-1s from Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly may also help Parkinson's patients. The trial followed 156 people with early Parkinson's disease for a year. But one group was given an additional daily injection of Sanofi's drug, while the other was given a placebo. But use of Sanofi's drug was associated with an increased risk of gastrointestinal side effects, which are common across all GLP-1s.

Persons: Eli Lilly, Sanofi, drugmaker Organizations: Sanofi, Novo Nordisk, The New England, French Ministry of Health, Prevention, CNBC Locations: Novo, France, The

☆ An Ozempic Relative Slowed Parkinson’s Disease in a Small Study
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Gina Kolata | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

In 1817, James Parkinson expressed a hope about the disease that is named after him. He thought that at some point there would be a discovery and “the progress of the disease may be stopped.”Now, nearly 200 years since Parkinson expressed his hope, and after four decades of unsuccessful clinical trials, a group of French researchers reports the first glimmer of success — a modest slowing of the disease in a one-year study. And the drug they used? A so-called GLP-1 receptor agonist, similar to the wildly popular drugs Ozempic, for diabetes, and Wegovy, for obesity. As many as half a million Americans have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative brain illness second only to Alzheimer’s in prevalence.

Persons: James Parkinson, Parkinson

☆ Robert Moskowitz, Abstract Painter of New York’s Skyscrapers, Dies at 88
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Will Heinrich | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Robert Moskowitz, a painter who used the New York City skyline to stake out a unique position on the border of abstraction and representation, died on Sunday in Manhattan. His son, Erik Moskowitz, said the cause of death, at a hospital, was complications of Parkinson’s disease. Mr. Moskowitz first came to broad notice with collagelike paintings in which he glued window shades to canvases that had been painted various shades of off-white. Some of these works, which evoke stripped-down Rauschenbergs, were exhibited in the 1961 Museum of Modern Art show “The Art of Assemblage.” He later made a series of similar collages with envelopes. From the mid-1960s into the ’70s, after an interlude painting Surreal interiors, Mr. Moskowitz settled on views of empty corners, which again flirted with the limits of legibility — they were usually one color, sometimes even black on black.

Persons: Robert Moskowitz, Erik Moskowitz, Moskowitz, legibility — Organizations: Modern Locations: York City, Manhattan, legibility

☆ Opinion | What Does True Consent Look Like for Consumers?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Peter Coy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A man with a squeegee cleans your windshield while your car is stopped and then asks for money. Society expects that when we sit down in a barber chair, we’re implicitly agreeing to exchange money for a shearing. What constitutes consent is an unsettled aspect of law, and there are big economic implications. There are also debates about express consent, which seems like it would be cut and dried but actually isn’t. There are several spheres of life where questions of consent are bubbling up.

Persons: we’re, Henrietta Lacks Organizations: . Society

☆ Deep brain stimulation didn’t work for a young OCD patient until new brain maps changed everything
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

After treatment with targeted deep brain stimulation, she hopes to walk out soon and, for the first time in her adult life, live independently, in her own apartment. Doctors used a tube that led into her stomach through her nose to give her food and gave her fluids intravenously. Deep brain stimulation for severe obsessive-compulsive disorder helped Julia Hum earn her high-school equivalency certificate last year. Refining deep brain stimulationHum had a deep brain stimulator implanted in 2021. Deep brain stimulation can be life-changing, but it doesn’t work equally well for everyone, and researchers say they’re getting closer to understanding why.

Persons: Julia Hum, Hum, “, Doctors, it’s, ” Hum, Andreas Horn, “ I’ll, I’ll, Darin Dougherty, didn’t, they’re, ” Horn, Sameer Sheth, ”, Sheth, Dougherty, “ It’s, she’s, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, “ Hope Organizations: CNN, General Hospital, Doctors, Mass General Research Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, CNN Health Locations: Massachusetts, Houston

☆ Gerald M. Levin, Time Warner Chief in a Merger Debacle, Dies at 84
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Chris Kornelis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Gerald M. Levin, a “visionary” media executive, as he was often described, who became C.E.O. of the world’s largest media company, Time Warner, and an architect of its merger with America Online, widely considered the worst corporate marriage in American history, died on Wednesday. Mr. Levin had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Mr. Levin was Time Warner’s chief executive when he and his counterpart at AOL at the time, Steve Case, devised what was then the largest business merger in U.S. history. Instead, it became shorthand for the excesses of the turn-of-the-century dot-com bubble and the era of so-called synergy.

Persons: Gerald M, Levin, Time Warner, Jake Maia Arlow, Mr, Levin’s, Steve Case, Warner, Henry Luce, Jack Warner Organizations: Time, America Online, AOL, Jan, America, American, Hollywood Locations: Long Beach, Calif, Virginia

☆ While I was my grandmother's caretaker, I learned how to put someone else first. It prepared me to be a good parent.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Jennifer Sizeland | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In my late 20s, when her health started to decline, I helped take care of her. Our relationship meant everything to me, and has made me a better parent to my son. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementI started helping care for her in my late 20sDespite her fighting spirit, she started to decline when I was in my late 20s.

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☆ Lucien Pellat-Finet, Fashion’s ‘King of Cashmere,’ Dies at 78
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Rachel Felder | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Lucien Pellat-Finet, the French fashion designer whose brash, irreverent and unapologetically expensive sweaters earned him the nickname King of Cashmere, died on Feb. 26 in Trancoso, Brazil, where he had owned a home for more two decades. A niece, Camille Dauchez, said that Mr. Pellat-Finet (pronounced pell-ah fee-NAY), who had Parkinson’s disease, died in a swimming accident. Sometimes, skulls were additionally tweaked with details like a stuck-out tongue, aviator sunglasses or a tilted sailor’s hat. They came in neutral colors like black and navy as well as vivid shades of orange, pink, green and camouflage prints. Instead of a traditional sweater’s somewhat boxy cut and ribbed cuffs at the arms and waistband, a Lucien Pellat-Finet pullover was essentially a luxe T-shirt, as the makeup artist Tom Pecheux put it, in “the shape of Fruit of the Loom.”

Persons: Lucien Pellat, of Cashmere, Camille Dauchez, Pellat, pell, pullover, Tom Pecheux Locations: Trancoso, Brazil

The Dells contributed nearly $976 million to their charitable funds, which distribute gifts to a wide array of charities. Together, the 50 donors on the list contributed a total of $11.9 billion to charity in 2023. Only 23 of the richest Americans on the Forbes 400 list donated enough to appear on the Philanthropy rankings. 13 on the list, they contributed $210 million to the Institute for Protein Innovation, which shares its data with scientists for free. _____Maria Di Mento is a senior reporter and Jim Rendon is a senior writer at the Chronicle of Philanthropy, where you can read the full article.

Persons: Michael Bloomberg, Phil Knight, Penny, Michael Dell, Susan, Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates, Bernie Marcus, Ken Langone, Arthur Blank, “, ”, Renee Kaplan, — Franklin Antonio, Hugh Hoffman, —, Tim Springer, Chafen Lu, Diego’s Jay Kahn, Lauder, Sergey Brin’s, Michael J, Robert Kraft, Lucia Woods, David, Kathleen LaCross, Pierre Omidyar, Pam, They’re, John, Laura Arnold, Laura, ” Laura Arnold, Wendy Schmidt, Eric Schmidt, “ Younger, Kaplan, Jeff Sobrato, _____ Maria Di Mento, Jim Rendon, Kay Dervishi Organizations: New, New York City, Nike, Bloomberg, Knights, University of Oregon, Dells, Forbes, Forward, Qualcomm, Summer Science, SETI Institute, ALS Association , University of Cincinnati Foundation, Cincinnati Zoo, Botanical, Nature Center, Yale University, Institute for Protein Innovation, Price Club, Apple, San Diego Foundation, Discovery Foundation, Google, Fox Foundation, Parkinson’s Research, New England Patriots, Foundation, Combat, Ms, Foundation for Women, Chicago Foundation for Women, University of Virginia Darden School of Business, eBay, District of Columbia, Associated Press, Philanthropy Locations: New York, Portland , Oregon, Ohio, Moderna, California, Florida, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Hawaii, Massachusetts

☆ Jamie Lee Curtis credits Richard Lewis with her sobriety: ‘Rest in laughter’
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Jamie Lee Curtis sent love to her late friend and former costar, comedian and actor Richard Lewis, who died at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Curtis took to Instagram with a series of pictures of herself with Lewis, writing about their time working together on the sitcom “Anything But Love,” which ran for four seasons from 1989 - 1992. “I’ve just read that my friend Richard Lewis has died. He found love with Joyce and that, of course, besides his sobriety, is what mattered most to him. Rest in laughter, Richard.

Persons: Jamie Lee Curtis, Richard Lewis, Curtis, Lewis, “ I’ve, Marty Gold, ”, “, can’t, snort, Richard, ” Curtis, Richard Frank, John Ritter, Joyce, Marty, Hannah !, Larry David, Lewis “ Organizations: CNN, ABC, Disney Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Richard Lewis Riffing in One of His Last Interviews
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Melena Ryzik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Richard Lewis called me barely a month ago, on Jan. 22, to gush about his friend Susie Essman. “I adore her,” he said, eagerly offering his thoughts for a profile of his co-star on the Larry David series “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” “She’s so on the money with her delivery.”Lewis, who announced last year that he had Parkinson’s disease, played himself as David’s friend on the show (as he was in real life). He and Essman, the comedian and actress behind the invective-spewing Susie Greene, the wife of David’s manager, provoked very different reactions from fans, he recalled. “When I’ve been with her in public, they want her to yell things back at them,” he said. “For me, it’s like, ‘You’re going to be all right, Richard.’”He dialed me directly, rather than having a publicist connect us, as is more common, and seemed happy to stay on the phone and crack jokes.

Persons: Richard Lewis, Susie Essman, “, ”, Larry David, ” “, ” Lewis, Susie Greene, I’ve, You’re, Richard, ’ Locations: gush

CNN —Comedian and actor Richard Lewis, whose self-deprecating humor and acerbic wit in shows like “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “Anything but Love” entertained audiences for decades, has died, according to his publicist Jeff Abraham. In April of 2023, Richard revealed that he had been living with Parkinson’s disease. ‘Enthusiasm’ for a lasting friendshipArguably best known for his role on “Curb,” Lewis just recently shared that the decision to play himself on the hit series was creator David’s idea. Lewis and David’s relationship extended beyond the screen, having been in each other’s lives since their 20s. Lewis performed stand-up comedy for 50 years until he took his final bow in 2018 at Chicago’s Zanies.

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Washington CNN —President Joe Biden is fit for duty, his doctor reported Wednesday following the president’s annual physical, in what is expected to be the last update on Biden’s health before November’s election. Dr. Kevin O’Connor said in a memo there are “no new concerns” with the president’s health revealed by this year’s physical. The White House said earlier Wednesday that no cognitive test was administered as O’Connor did not find it necessary. The procedure was “successfully completed” at the White House by a team from Walter Reed, O’Connor said. Reports from the White House physician over the last several decades have consistently described the office-holder as fit to serve.

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