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☆ Gen X, millennials face higher risk of 17 cancers than older generations
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Kaitlin Sullivan | Kaitlin Sullivan Is A Contributor For Nbcnews.Com Who Has Worked With Nbc News Investigations. She Reports On Health | Science | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

The risk was two to three times higher in people born in 1990 for pancreatic, kidney and small intestine cancers, compared to people born in 1955. Liver cancer diagnoses in women followed the same pattern. About 20% of cancer diagnoses in the U.S. are linked to excess body weight, according to the American Cancer Society. Obesity rates in the nation changed little in the 1960s and 1970s but increased sharply after that. Among children, obesity rates grew from 5% to 17% in the same period.

Persons: Sung, —, ”, Andrea Cercek, ” Brawley, Otis Brawley, it’s, ” Cercek Organizations: North American Association of Central Cancer, U.S . National Center for Health Statistics –, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, “, Bloomberg, Oncology, Epidemiology Johns Hopkins University, American Cancer Society, Centers for Disease Control Locations: U.S

☆ The Problem With the Natural Childbirth Movement - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Michelle Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

The natural-parenting movement, like the anti-vaccine movement, relies on our forgetfulness about what life was like before the innovations that it denounces. Also like the anti-vaccine movement, the natural-parenting movement is a reaction to very real failures in our medical system, which has more than earned people’s distrust. Natural parenting has since been thoroughly secularized, but it still preaches something akin to spiritual transcendence through female sacrifice. Even if you distrust the natural-parenting movement, its pressures are hard to escape. If the natural-parenting movement really cared about children, it would do some introspection about how often it makes their parents miserable.

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☆ Commonly used drug may extend women’s fertility, claim researchers – here’s what you need to know about rapamycin
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Stephane Berneau | University Of Central Lancashire | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

This early-established ovarian reserve can affect a person’s ability to become pregnant throughout their reproductive years. As a woman ages, her ovarian reserve diminishes until she has only a limited number of good-quality follicles remaining. The average age of menopause is 51 years – though this can vary broadly between women depending on their ovarian reserve. The ovarian reserve was monitored by transvaginal ultrasound and several blood tests to detect various ovarian hormones. But if the clinical trial shows rapamycin is beneficial, this could help women with low ovarian reserve and those hoping to prolong their fertility.

Persons: it’s, It’s, rapamycin, We’re, Stéphane Berneau Organizations: CNN, Research, University of Central, Society, Biochemical Society, Alzheimer’s Research, Anatomical Society Locations: University of Central Lancashire

☆ Kim Yeji, the South Korean Olympic shooter who has taken the internet by storm
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

She’s Kim Yeji, the 31-year-old South Korean sharpshooter who has taken social media by storm following her appearance at the Paris Olympics. Kim won silver at the 10-meter air pistol event on Sunday, with her 19-year-old teammate Oh Ye Jin taking the gold. The platform’s owner, Elon Musk, meanwhile commented that Kim “should be cast in an action movie.”Kim, a first-time Olympian, will next compete at the qualifying round of the 25-meter pistol event on Friday. Kim (left) on the podium alongside gold-medal-winning team mate Oh Ye Jin and bronze medalist Manu Bhaker of India. Kim and Oh are roommates in the Olympic Village, according to the Associated Press, with Kim saying Oh was like a sister to her.

Persons: Kim Yeji, Kim, Oh Ye Jin, ” Charles McQuillan, Sauer, Charles McQuillan, ”, Elon Musk, Kim “, ” Kim, Manu Bhaker, Alain Jocard, “ Organizations: CNN, Paris, Twitter, Getty, Olympic Games, Associated Press, Olympics Locations: Azerbaijan, India, AFP

☆ Are Queer People Born This Way? - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Charles M. Blow | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Don’t Tell My Friends, But… is a seriesin which we asked Times columnistswhateveryone else is wrong about. When Lady Gaga released “Born This Way,” the 2011 song on an album of the same name, it was an instant hit and an instant L.G.B.T.Q. “Born this way” may, unfortunately, have been an oversimplification. Just last year, Rolling Stone crowned “Born This Way” the most inspirational L.G.B.T.Q. “Born this way,” as both a scientific concept and a political ideology, was easy to understand, accept and digest.

Persons: Lady Gaga, Elton John, Queerness, Barack Obama, ” Obama, Gaga, Jamey Rodemeyer, Obama, Don’t, ”, “, It’s, Rolling, Lisa Diamond, Joanna Wuest Organizations: Human, University of Utah, TED, Stony Brook University Locations: California

☆ DNA analysis sheds light on how Neanderthals disappeared
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The analysis, published July 12 in the journal Science, showed that the two groups exchanged DNA at multiple points over the past 250,000 years, shedding light on how Neanderthals disappeared and potentially rewriting the story of how and when our Homo sapiens ancestors left Africa. Genetic detective workDuring the two earlier waves of interbreeding, the Neanderthal population absorbed human genes and the offspring stayed within Neanderthal groups, according to the new study. Russian archeologists digging inside Denisova cave located in the the Altai mountains that's been home to Neanderthals, early modern humans and the Denisovans. A skull found in Qafzeh Israel is believed to have belonged to an early modern human. The researchers’ analysis suggests that the Neanderthal population size at the time was 20% smaller than previously thought.

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☆ Opinion | The Debate Over Gender-Affirming Care
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Gender Care Is Ignoring Science,” by Pamela Paul (column, July 14):I appreciated the depth and thoughtfulness of Ms. Paul’s column. But as the mother of a trans daughter, I question her conclusion that the evidence is against gender-affirming care, given the confusing mix of information, research, opinion and anecdotes swirling around the issue. We have been through years of family counseling, and she has continued with an individual counselor as well. Now 10, she has expressed to me and my husband extreme distress at the idea of going through puberty as a boy. Since we live in a state that does not allow puberty blockers, we have begun the process of trying to find her care elsewhere.

Persons: Pamela Paul, Paul Locations: U.S

☆ Replacing red meat cuts dementia risk by 20%, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The risk for dementia dropped by 20%, however, for people who replaced that small daily serving of processed red meat with a daily serving of nuts and legumes. Processed red meats such as bacon, sausage, hot dogs and deli meats often contain higher levels of sodium, nitrates and saturated fat. Each additional serving of processed red meat raised riskAn abstract of the study, which is under review for publication, was presented Wednesday at the 2024 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Philadelphia. Red meat intake is limited. Red meat, especially processed red meat as seen here, is linked to an unhealthy heart and brain.

Persons: ”, Walter Willett, ” Willett, David Katz, Katz, Maria Carrillo, Tanja Ivanova, Yuhan Li, Li, Christopher Gardner, ” Gardner, chia, sprinkle chia Organizations: CNN, Harvard, of Public Health, True Health Initiative, International Conference, Nurses, Alzheimer’s Association, Getty, Division, Network Medicine, Brigham, Women’s Hospital, Stanford Prevention Research, Nutrition Studies Research Locations: Chan, Boston, Philadelphia, bologna, lima, California

☆ Mercury could have an 11-mile underground layer of diamonds, researchers say
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

This mechanism, the researchers say, can not only give us more insight into the secrets hidden below Mercury’s surface, but on planetary evolution and the internal structure of exoplanets with similar characteristics. Mercury owes its gray surface to the widespread presence of graphite, which is a form of carbon. Also known as the Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging mission, it gathered data about the planet’s geology, chemistry and magnetic field, before the spacecraft ran out of fuel and impacted the surface. “However, some lavas at the surface of Mercury have been formed by melting of the very deep mantle. “Only future missions to the planet Mercury will tell whether these predictions were correct.

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☆ Boeing 737 Max crash families say planemaker should face much higher fine
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Families for some of the 346 people killed in two fatal Boeing 737 Max crashes said on Wednesday a U.S. judge should reject the planemaker's proposed plea deal with the Justice Department and the government should seek a much higher fine. Spokespeople for Boeing and the Justice Department did not immediately comment on the families' filings. The DOJ told Boeing earlier this month it could accept a settlement that branded the planemaker a felon or fight the charge in court. The Justice Department has a separate criminal probe ongoing into the Alaska Airlines jet that was missing four key bolts. The company's board -- including new CEO -- must meet with the victims' families within four months of sentencing.

Persons: Nadia Milleron, Samya Stumo, Dennis Muilenburg, Hart, Paul Cassell, Cassell, Adrian Vuckovich, Max Organizations: Ethiopian Airlines, Boeing, Senate Commerce, Science, Justice Department, DOJ, The, Department, Alaska Airlines Locations: Indonesia, Ethiopia

☆ Léon Marchand is the superstar and French sports hero these Olympics needed
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Brendan Quinn | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

NANTERRE, France — Léon Marchand has said he likes the silence underwater. That, six days into the 2024 Paris Olympics, is Marchand. #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/DEAEFeIxG4 — NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) July 31, 2024“I think that was why I was able to win that race,” Marchand said later. And when Léon Marchand swims, you see something different, and the French feel something different. GO DEEPER Meet Léon Marchand, the 'French Michael Phelps' ready to rule his home Olympics(Top photo of Léon Marchand on the podium after his 200-meter breaststroke win: Quinn Rooney / Getty Images)

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☆ Organic and regular dark chocolate contaminated by lead and cadmium, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

As natural elements in the Earth’s crust, lead, cadmium and other heavy metals are in the soil in which crops are grown and thus can’t be avoided. The research team examined only pure dark chocolate products as they contain the highest amount of cacao, the raw, unprocessed part of the cacao bean. Gabi Musat/500px/Getty Images/FileLead and cadmium found, but no arsenicThe new study analyzed 72 consumer cocoa products for levels of lead, cadmium and arsenic. He authored a July study which analyzed 155 samples of chocolate and found higher levels of cadmium but little lead in dark chocolates. However, for healthy adults, Godebo’s risk analysis found little to worry about choosing to indulge in 1 ounce of dark chocolate now and again.

Persons: can’t, ”, Jane Houlihan, Houlihan, Gabi Musat, ’ ”, Danielle Fugere, ” Fugere, “, Leigh Frame, Tewodros Godebo, Godebo Organizations: CNN, Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, National Confectioners Association, Consumer Labs, FDA, Integrative Medicine, Health, George Washington University, Tulane University School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine, Environmental Protection Agency, World Health Organization, “, WHO Locations: Washington ,, New Orleans

☆ Ryan Reynolds' longtime personal trainer shared 5 simple pieces of advice he gives clients to boost their longevity
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Rachel Hosie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

"You're going to move better, you're going to feel better, you're going to build confidence," Saladino said. AdvertisementMuscle loss with age is known as sarcopenia, but strength training and eating a high-protein diet can help prevent this, he said. Prioritize sleepYou often hear people saying getting up early in the morning requires discipline, but Saladino thinks going to bed early requires more. AdvertisementThe three macronutrients that make up all foods are protein, carbs, and fat, but Saladino thinks we should pay as much attention to fiber too. Get your steps inWalking is another underutilized key to health and longevity, Saladino said, and he encourages people to do it as much as possible.

Persons: —, Ryan Reynolds, Don Saladino, Saladino, they've, it's, we're Organizations: Service, Business, American College of Cardiology, Communications Biology

☆ Podcast: Samsung bets on the Galaxy Ring and AI as its next big thing
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +42 min

Along with its S24 series of smartphones, foldable devices, smartwatches and now the Galaxy Ring, Samsung is hoping to lock users into its world of products held together with its suite of artificial intelligence features, known as Galaxy AI. Arjun KharpalOne of the things Samsung said was look, the ring is one product, but we've got the watch, we've got the smartphone. I think that's the right approach for Samsung, I don't think they have unrealistic expectations for volumes on this. And you'd feel like if there was some sort of Apple ring, it would do pretty good volumes. Do you think Samsung is seriously looking at ways to monetize this via subscriptions or other kinds of service business model?

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☆ The chip industry uses as much water as the city of Hong Kong. Now factories are working to be more sustainable.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Helen Li | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

According to an S&P Global analysis, the global semiconductor industry consumed as much water in 2021 as the city of Hong Kong. Water consumption for chip fabs and data centers will rise as the demand for chips grows. The chip fabs stored the TCE underground, but tanks sometimes ruptured, leaking the chemical into the local groundwater and soil. Now, chip fabs must work with local governments to meet water management and waste disposal requirements. Several researchers are investigating ways to reduce and recycle water in chip manufacturing.

Persons: —, Prakash Govindan, Steve Proehl, Packard, Govindan, he's, fabs, Paul Westerhoff, TSMC, Jensen Huang, Huang, Anuradha Murthy Agarwal, Agarwal Organizations: Service, Business, Intel, AMD, Philips, Hewlett, Environmental, Agency, Arizona State University, Micron, Nvidia, MIT's Materials Research Laboratory Locations: Hong Kong, Taiwan, American, Santa Clara , California, Valley's Santa Clara County, . Arizona, Colorado, Phoenix, Denver

☆ Alexa Von Tobel Is the Super Connector of New York's Buzzy Tech Scene
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Samantha Stokes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Inspired Capital co-founders Lucy Deland (left), Alexa von Tobel (center), and Mark Batsiyan (right) speak to portfolio companies at the firm's annual founder dinner in June 2024. Born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, von Tobel attended Harvard University, where she graduated with a degree in psychology. AdvertisementInspired Capital co-founders Alexa von Tobel and Penny Pritzker. Inspired Capital founding partners Mark Batsiyan, Lucy Deland, Alexa von Tobel, and Penny Pritzker. Although von Tobel was on vacation outside the country, she stepped away from a fancy dinner to take McNulty Rojas's call and brainstorm solutions.

Persons: Alexa von Tobel, she's, Lucy Deland, Mark Batsiyan, It's, von Tobel, Capital's, who's, Zuckerburg, I've, Morgan Stanley, —, LearnVest, Batsiyan, Alexa, they'd, von Tobel's, Penny Pritzker, Obama, Brynne McNulty Rojas, — von Tobel, McNulty Rojas, Habi, Tobel, Von, Deland, it's, von, McNulty, hasn't, guac, She's, Benjamin Vandiver, Ivan Zhao, Lindsey Vonn Organizations: Flatiron, Business, New York VC, Harvard University, Facebook, Harvard Business School, Accel Partners, American Express Ventures, Northwest Mutual, LearnVest, Ventures, Northwest, Capital, Harvard, of Commerce, America Fund, Tiger Global Management, II, Alexa, Inc, Magazine, Winder, New York Locations: Jacksonville , Florida, New York, Deland, Miami, Latin America, York

☆ Dad of 12-year-old high school graduate shares his No. 1 piece of parenting advice: It 'can change their life'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Bari is the father of Suborno Bari, a 12-year-old from Lynbrook, New York, who graduated from high school in June. Suborno Bari graduated from Malverne High School on Long Island in July at just 12 years old. Source: Bari familyInstead, Bari took Suborno with him to college classes and introduced his young son to his professors. Parents showing interest boosts kids' self-esteemMost children don't memorize the period table at such a young age. Suborno Bari, 12, celebrating his graduation with his father, Rashidul.

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☆ Solar storm watch fuels hope of aurora sightings
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Katie Hunt | Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The northern lights could grace skies farther south than usual this week because of a solar storm that may affect Earth, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center. The center issued a strong geomagnetic storm watch, known as a G3 — the third highest level out of five — for July 29 to July 31. Strong geomagnetic storms are infrequent, the Space Weather Prediction Center said, but they’re more common than the G5, or extreme, geomagnetic storm that occurred on May 10 and May 11. If the predicted G3 conditions occur, auroras could be visible as far south as Illinois and Oregon, the Space Weather Prediction Center said. Alerts issued by NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center and other agencies help the operators of power grids and commercial satellites to mitigate potential negative impacts from a solar storm.

Persons: Aurorasaurus Organizations: CNN, Oceanic, Prediction, NOAA, Met, Meteorology, NASA Locations: Illinois, Oregon, United Kingdom, Scotland, Australia, Southern, India, Sweden, South Africa

☆ Scientists say weight-loss drugs could protect our brains from dementia. Early results suggest they're onto something.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Today, a group of dementia researchers from the UK released some early results that suggest it's possible these trendy injections might also stall the progression of dementia. A daily injection for brain preservationIuliia Burmistrova/Getty ImagesFor the study, researchers spent a year tracking brain changes across 204 Alzheimer's patients with mild to moderate disease. "It sounds like it is worth pursuing a larger trial, but these results cannot demonstrate that liraglutide can protect against dementia." Experts have seen how dementia patients' brains get worse and worse at efficiently using glucose for energy as their disease progresses, but the calculus is always complicated. Bigger studies using more powerful GLP-1 drugs for dementia are already ongoing.

Persons: Stephen Evans, Jason Kirk, Quynh Nguyen, hadn't, Dr, Paul Edison, it's, Edison, Alzheimer's Organizations: Service, Alzheimer's Association International Conference, London School of Hygiene, Medicine, Science Media, Nikon, Imperial College London, Food and Drug Administration, Novo Nordisk Locations: Philadelphia, Novo

☆ We’ve been wrong about a key contributor to human happiness
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But it can really, really help. To do that, I collect large-scale data in the course of people’s everyday lives … That’s kind of the 100,000-foot view. And I think that’s the kind of thing that doesn’t really stop at any magic threshold. I think people need to think about this more of kind of like a happiness portfolio. And oh, by the way, getting some daily exercise, not living in an environment that’s really polluted, that would be good.

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☆ Weight-loss drugs could stave off dementia, small study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

☆ The methodology behind The Breakthrough polling project
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Jennifer Agiesta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The Breakthrough is a project from CNN, Georgetown University, the University of Michigan, SSRS and Verasight. Each week, 1,000 Americans are asked to share what they have seen, read or heard about major presidential candidates in their own words. Results from the two surveys are combined using SSRS’s Encipher Hybrid methodology for blending probability and non-probability samples. Respondents have also been asked the same question about Biden since the start of the project. To develop topics, topic words are manually identified and augmented with words and topics identified using a combination of Noiseless Latent Dirichlet Allocation (NLDA) and Guided Topic-Noise Model (GTM).

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☆ In the age of AI, there's no future for workers content with being code monkeys — and they know it
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Aditi Bharade | Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

"I think there will be a change in the way a software engineer works, and instead of five software engineers you might need four in future," she said. AdvertisementHe said that people who studied software engineering before the rise of AI tools have a stronger foundation because they have "written code from scratch." AdvertisementAn added that foundational knowledge in "algorithms, data structures, software engineering, and other critical areas" is essential for advancing AI technologies. David Malan, a computer science professor at Harvard, told BI that AI tools could be a plus for aspiring software engineers who know how to leverage them. Tejas Rajagopal, a recent computer science graduate from NTU, said he's been trying to expand his skillset to strengthen his chances of landing a job.

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☆ Ozempic predecessor suggests potential for GLP-1 drugs in Alzheimer’s in early trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Meg Tirrell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“This is the first study that actually looked at a relatively large number of patients for whether there is any neuroprotective effect in Alzheimer’s disease,” Edison said. The trial enrolled predominantly people with mild Alzheimer’s disease, measured by a test known as the Mini-Mental State Examination, a scale that goes up to 30. The GLP-1 drug class also includes Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro and Zepbound, which use the active ingredient tirzepatide, which mimics not just the hormone GLP-1 but another called GIP. But it hasn’t announced any trials of its GLP-1 drugs in Alzheimer’s. GLP-1 drugs can have side effects, though, primarily gastrointestinal problems like nausea and vomiting.

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☆ Why the U.S. elects so many older politicians
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Carlos Waters | In Carloswaters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"The age of our politicians is kind of baked into the preferences of our voters," said Christian Fong, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Michigan. The median age of the U.S. population — 38.9 in 2022 — is older than it has ever been, according to the Population Reference Bureau. Older voters tend to favor Republican politicians, whereas younger generations typically have a preference for Democrats. That said, Democratic Party legislators are slightly older than their Republican counterparts on average. Watch the video above to learn how older politicians cling to power in Washington.

Persons: Joe Biden, Bob Kerry, Christian Fong, Charles Hunt, Biden's, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, JD Vance Organizations: Democratic Party, CNBC, 118th, University of Michigan, Stanford University, Pew Research, Republican, Boise State University Locations: U.S, Washington

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