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☆ Belly fat linked to brain decay and early signs of Alzheimer’s, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Both beta amyloid plaques and tau tangles are early signs of the brain’s march toward a possible Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis. “Most of a person’s body mass index (BMI) reflects subcutaneous fat, not visceral fat,” Raji said. “The more visceral fat one has, the more inflammation happens in the body and it’s much worse, in truth, than the inflammation that occurs with subcutaneous fat,” Raji said. Visceral fat receives more blood flow due to its placement near organs and is more hormonally active than subcutaneous fat, Raji said. “Previously, we had only showed a link between visceral fat and amyloid.”The PET scans showed that as visceral fat levels went up, so did levels of both amyloid and tau, according to the new research.

Persons: ”, Cyrus Raji, St . Louis, “, Raji, Richard Isaacson, ” Isaacson, ” Raji, “ We’re, Tau tangles, Isaacson Organizations: CNN, Washington University School of Medicine, World Health Organization, Cleveland Clinic, BMI, Radiology Society Locations: St ., Florida, United States, midlife

Elon Musk and Grimes' custody battle in Texas was resolved in August, nearly a year after the Tesla CEO filed a lawsuit against the musician in the state. Here's a timeline of the custody battle, including when the suits were filed, and the accusations Musk and Grimes have made against each other in court. In August 2023, Grimes and Musk traveled to Tokyo together, but Musk said in his petition that their relationship broke down shortly after. September 7, 2023: Musk sues GrimesMusk sued Grimes in Texas in early September to "establish the parent-child relationship" with their three kids. November 28, 2023: Musk voices security concernsMusk asked a Texas judge to restrict access to his custody battle for his kids' safety.

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☆ Elon Musk and Grimes have ended their custody dispute in Texas
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementThe Travis County clerk's office told BI Elon Musk and Grimes have ended their custody dispute. Musk sued Grimes in the Texas court last year, and Grimes countersued in San Francisco. Elon Musk and Grimes' legal dispute in Texas over their three children has been resolved. Related VideoRepresentatives for Musk and Grimes did not respond to a request for comment. Musk first filed the custody lawsuit against Grimes in September 2023.

Persons: Grimes, Musk, Grimes countersued, Elon Musk, Claire Boucher Organizations: Elon, Musk, San Francisco Superior Locations: Travis, Texas, San Francisco, Travis County

The only approved treatments for Alzheimer’s disease are medications with limited effectiveness and a risk of severe, sometimes deadly, side effects. Researchers found that when the device was aimed at the right spot in the brain, it could slow the development of symptoms, such as memory loss, compared to an inactive treatment. In Alzheimer’s, nerve cells in the brain at some point start to dysfunction, leading to the debilitating symptoms of memory loss. What’s more, during the yearlong TMS trial, participants receiving the experimental treatment showed little decline in their abilities to perform the activities of daily living. Sinaptica’s weekly brain stimulation therapy is intended to strengthen connections in areas of the brain that control memory.

Persons: Giacomo Koch, ” Koch, Koch, Irina Skylar, Scott, “, ”, Lawrence Honig, Honig, Ryan Darby, Darby Organizations: University of Ferrara, Sinaptica, NBC News, TMS, Alzheimer’s Association, Food and Drug Administration, Stanford University’s Center, Memory Disorders, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Locations: Madrid, Cambridge , Massachusetts, U.S

☆ China and U.S. race to solve the mystery of neutrinos, 'ghost particles' of the universe
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Eric Baculinao | Evan Bush | Eric Baculinao Is A Producer Based In Beijing. A Long-Term Resident Of Beijing Who Is Fluent In Chinese | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Neutrinos pair with antineutrinos, which scientists think mirror their behavior. The first of three new neutrino observatoriesJUNO is part of China’s ambitious efforts to become a global science powerhouse. The sun, for example, sends electron neutrinos toward Earth, but sometimes they arrive as muon neutrinos. Several scientists behind neutrino observatory projects admitted, though, that it’s impossible to predict the practical, earthly benefits of the research. You need a discontinuity,” said Mary Bishai, a particle physicist at the U.S. Energy Department’s Brookhaven National Laboratory and a co-spokesperson for the DUNE project.

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☆ PayPal just opened a new ad business. The exec leading it unpacks the plan to link advertisers with its trove of transaction data.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

PayPal is set to launch an ad business, starting in the US. AdvertisementPayPal is set to announce the official launch of PayPal Ads on Thursday. This new advertising business looks to help marketers tap into data on the billions of transactions that take place across its payments platforms. Users can opt-out of their data being shared with advertisers, PayPal said. Advertisement"Mastercard already has a data business," Webster said.

Persons: —, Mark Grether, Uber's, Grether, JiYoung Kim, Lyft, It's, Alex Chriss, Diego Scotti, Robert Webster, Webster, Dunn, Bradstreet Organizations: PayPal, Service, Business, Amazon, Walmart, Nordstrom, Ticketmaster, Chriss, Verizon, TAU Marketing Solutions, Mastercard Locations: York, Germany, Experian

☆ The Viral Dances Changing the Way Women Move
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Coralie Kraft | Photographs Malike Sidibe | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

Parris Goebel Is Changing the Way Women Move Her surreal, muscular dances for Rihanna, SZA and other pop stars have made her one of the world’s most in-demand choreographers. As the music gathered momentum, the camera raced through the crowd of scowling dancers until, finally, Rihanna appeared. The choreographer behind this viral performance, 32-year-old Parris Goebel, has established herself as one of the music industry’s most innovative and in-demand artists. There’s something cathartic about watching a group of (mostly) women snarling in lock step, an image of power and indomitability. Rihanna’s representative confirmed that Rihanna and Goebel were shooting something at the palace, though the project is still under wraps.

Persons: Parris Goebel, Rihanna, SZA, “, ”, Cat, Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Goebel, Fatima Robinson, Missy Elliott, Britney, Christina Aguilera’s, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Tate McRae, It’s, Tate, McRae, Gene Kelly, growled, choreographing, Jennifer Lopez’s, ” Goebel, Bob Fosse, Justin Bieber’s, —, ” SZA, ” — Parris Goebel, influencer, natalieg, I’m Organizations: Nike, Paris, Nike Paris, YouTube, Urban Dance, Rihanna’s, Samoan rugby, Coachella, intuit, of Mirrors Locations: Auckland, Versailles

☆ Elon Musk and Grimes appear in family court days after Grimes' mother accused the Tesla CEO of 'withholding' children
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk and Grimes met in Texas court for a custody dispute hearing over their three children. The former couple has been in a custody battle since September, filing lawsuits in Texas and California. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementElon Musk and Grimes met in a Texas courthouse on Friday for a hearing regarding their custody dispute. The billionaire and the musician filed dueling lawsuits against one another in two different states, Texas and California respectively.

Persons: Elon Musk, Grimes, —, Elon Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Texas, California

☆ 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.

Persons: liraglutide, “, ”, Maria Carrillo, Carrillo, Paul Edison, ” Edison, Edison, Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro, Alzheimer’s Lilly, hasn’t, Lilly, Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen, there’s, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, semaglutide Organizations: CNN, Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, Alzheimer’s Association, Novo Nordisk, Imperial College London, ”, Nordisk, ” Novo Nordisk, CNN Health, University of Oxford, Alzheimer’s Society, Alzheimer’s Locations: United Kingdom, Philadelphia, Alzheimer’s, ” Novo, Danish

☆ 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

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

☆ 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

☆ Alzheimer’s blood test catches 90% of early dementia cases, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —A combined blood test for cognitive decline has a 90% accuracy rate in determining whether memory loss is due to Alzheimer’s disease, a new study found. “The p-tau217 blood test is turning out to be the most specific for Alzheimer’s and the one with the most validity. “These are absolutely transformational times.”How does a p-tau217 blood test work? The results of the blood tests were then measured against patient diagnoses provided by Swedish primary care doctors and specialists. “There’s no one more bullish on these tests than I am, but Alzheimer’s blood tests aren’t fully definitive yet,” he said.

Persons: CNN —, Sebastian Palmqvist, ” Palmqvist, ”, Maria Carrillo, Carrillo, “ You’re, that’s, ” Carrillo, “, ” Tau tangles, Richard Isaacson, Oskar Hansson, ” Hansson, Hansson, Isaacson, ” Isaacson Organizations: CNN, Lund University, “, Alzheimer’s Association, International Conference Locations: Sweden, Alzheimer’s, Florida, United States, Philadelphia

☆ Grimes, Elon Musk's ex, is speaking out in support of his estranged trans daughter
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewElon Musk's former partner, Grimes, has spoken out in support of the Tesla chief's daughter, Vivian Jenna Wilson. "I love and am forever endlessly proud of Vivian," Grimes wrote in an X post on Thursday. It's notable that in her support of Wilson, Grimes referred to her as "Vivian." AdvertisementWilson is one of the 12 children that Musk shares with three different women — his ex-wife, Justine Musk, Grimes, and Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis. AdvertisementRepresentatives for Musk and Grimes did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: —, Elon Musk's, Grimes, Tesla, Vivian Jenna Wilson, Vivian, lamm, " It, ong Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Wil, usk

☆ $20 billion Balyasny trims its top Asia stock-picker's book so she can focus on building the hedge fund in the region
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewBalyasny Asset Management has cut back the portfolio of its Asia equities head, but not because of poor performance. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Related storiesBalyasny, the $20 billion multistrategy firm based in Chicago, parted ways with its global equities head, Jeff Runnfeldt, last October. AdvertisementBalyasny, the founder, has been running the equities unit since Runnfeldt's departure, adding talent — such as Point72's Peter Goodwin — and reviewing existing books. The firm has made 5.5% through the first half of the year, Business Insider recently reported, trailing peers like Citadel, Point72, and Millennium.

Persons: —, Archana Parekh, Dmitry Balyasny, Parekh, Jeff Runnfeldt, Runnfeldt, Peter Goodwin —, Andrew O'Connor, Weiss, David Lohman, Marco Minoli, Anil Gondi, Balyasny, Stephen Schurr, She's, Will Brant, Robert Tau Organizations: Service, Management, Balyasny, Business, Fortress Investment, Citadel, Walleye, Bloomberg Locations: Asia, Chicago, Schonfeld, LMR, — Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Balyasny's Hong Kong, Point72

☆ In new criteria for Alzheimer’s, some see much-needed progress while others fear profit may be driving ‘diagnostic creep’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —With another pricey Alzheimer’s disease treatment expected to receive an approval decision soon, the nonprofit Alzheimer’s Association has published the final version of its new diagnostic criteria for the disease. Together with another protein, tau, which makes fibrous tangles that block the communication of nerve cells, they are considered a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. “There’s no evidence for it,” said Dr. George Perry, a neurobiologist and editor of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. Two members of the panel were employees of the Alzheimer’s Association, which also takes funding from pharmaceutical companies. Widera says he hopes that in the next round of guidelines, the Alzheimer’s Association will consider the risks involved.

Persons: There’s, –, donanemab, “, ”, George Perry, Adriane Fugh, Berman, haven’t, Maria C, Carrillo, Alzheimer’s, It’s, Eric Widera, Widera, it’s, Aduhelm, Karl Herrup, Clifford Jack, ” Jack, “ It’s, Niles Franz, ” Franz, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Franz, ” Widera Organizations: CNN, Alzheimer’s Association, Food and Drug Administration, FDA, Georgetown University, University of California San, American Geriatrics Society, Abbott Labs, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Nature Medicine, federal National Institute, Aging, Alzheimer’s Association International, National Institute, National Institutes of Health, NIA, Alzheimer’s, National Academy of Medicine, CNN Health, Association Locations: University of California San Francisco

☆ A star Balyasny macro PM is leaving with team for Millennium
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Robert Tau, a top macro PM at Balyasny, is joining Millennium and bringing along members of his team. Tau joined Balyasny in 2020 and was a top Asia macro producer. The move comes amid a cooling market for macro hedge fund talent after a hiring frenzy in 2023. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementOne of Balyasny's top macro portfolio managers is leaving and is set to join rival Millennium next year.

Persons: Robert Tau, Tau, — Organizations: Millennium, Balyasny, Service, Business Locations: Balyasny, Asia

☆ Signs of Alzheimer’s were everywhere. Then his brain improved
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

Blood biomarkers of telltale signs of early Alzheimer’s disease in the brain of his patient, 55-year-old entrepreneur Simon Nicholls, had all but disappeared in a mere 14 months. “I don’t use the term ‘reverse.’ I don’t know what reverse means when it comes to the field of Alzheimer’s,” Isaacson said. ‘It was time to turn to my brain’Slowly, Nicholls’ heart condition began to improve, but the bad news didn’t end there. A brain scan found telltale signs of vascular damage in Nicholls’ brain, which occurs when the tiniest blood vessels are starved of oxygen. Not only was Nicholls blood negative for amyloid and tau, the test suggested that his brain amyloid might be normal, with no distinguishable signs of the disease.

Persons: Sanjay Gupta, Anderson Cooper ”, Richard Isaacson, Simon Nicholls, “, ”, Isaacson, “ Simon, ” Isaacson, Nicholls, ” Nicholls, Anderson Cooper, It’s, APOE4, Simon, ” Simon Nicholls, Sylver, Lewy, Richard Isaacson ‘, APOE ε4, “ I’ve, Isaacson doesn’t, “ I’m, Shocked, Dr, we’d, “ It’s, Salvadore, Richard Isaacson “, ‘ It’s, I’m Organizations: CNN, telltale, ” CNN, Boca Raton Locations: Boca Raton , Florida, New York City, Florida, Nature, Miami, Isaacson’s Florida, tirzepatide

☆ Genes known to increase the risk of Alzheimer’s may actually be an inherited form of the disorder, researchers say
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Among people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, researchers recognize familial forms of the disease and sporadic cases. This shifting appreciation of inherited risk, researchers say, is due to a better understanding of the role of a fourth gene that carries the blueprints to make a lipid-carrying protein called apolipoprotein E, known as APOE. One known as APOE2 is thought to be protective against the development of Alzheimer’s disease. They also compared people with two copies of APOE4 to people with other inherited forms of the disease — early-onset autosomal dominant Alzheimer’s disease (ADAD) and Down syndrome-associated Alzheimer’s disease (DSAD). Gene testing isn’t currently recommendedIt is also likely to change how people who carry the APOE4 gene are diagnosed and treated.

Persons: APOE4, ”, Dr, Juan Fortea, Sant, Fortea, Charles Bernick, Bernick, Alzheimer’s wasn’t, isn’t, they’re, ” Fortea, Sanjay Gupta, Reisa Sperling, “, ” Sperling, ” Dr, Sterling Johnson, Johnson Organizations: CNN, Nature, National Alzheimer’s Coordinating, Neurology, Hospital de, Cleveland Clinic Lou, Brain Health, CNN Health, Alzheimer’s Research, Brigham, Women’s, Alzheimer’s, University of Wisconsin Locations: Alzheimer’s, Spain, United States, Santa, Barcelona, Wisconsin

Read previewIt appears Elon Musk and Grimes are getting along again after the former couple sued each other last year, kicking off a contentious legal battle over the three children they share. Grimes shared a clip from the video game "Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty" in which a character she voices performs a song onstage and appears suspended in a holographic spider web. Musk sued the musician on September 7, 2023, to "establish the parent-child relationship" with the children. Related storyOn September 29, 2023, Grimes sued Musk, asking for primary physical custody and joint legal custody of their three kids. AdvertisementNeither Musk nor Grimes, or their representatives, have commented publicly on the custody battle.

Persons: —, Elon Musk, Grimes, Musk, didn't, Matteo Milleri, Anyma, Milleri Organizations: Service, Business, Lone Star State Locations: Texas, California, Italian, Belgium, Indio , California

☆ Billy Guyton: First New Zealand professional rugby union player confirmed to have died with CTE
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —A former professional rugby union player, who who died in 2023 at the age of 33, has become the first in New Zealand to be formally diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) – the neurogenerative disease associated with repeated head trauma. Billy Guyton died of a suspected suicide last year, CNN affiliate Radio New Zealand (RNZ) reported, and his family subsequently donated his brain to Auckland’s Neurological Foundation Human Brain Bank which made the CTE diagnosis. CNN has contacted New Zealand Rugby for comment. Around the world, players are grappling to deal with the impact of head injuries sustained during their rugby careers. In the UK, some 450 current and former rugby players have now joined lawsuits to take legal action against global governing body World Rugby and the national governing bodies of England and Wales, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), Rugby Football League Limited, International Rugby League Limited and British Amateur Rugby League Association.

Persons: CNN —, Billy Guyton, Maurice Curtis, John, RNZ, “, ”, Billy, That’s, Australia – Guyton, ” John Guyton, Michael Buckland, Curtis Organizations: CNN, rugby, Radio New Zealand, Neurological, Brain, Auckland Brain Bank, Super Rugby, Australia, Nelson Weekly, New Zealand Rugby, Australian Sports Brain Bank, World Rugby, Rugby Football Union, RFU, Welsh Rugby Union, WRU, Rugby Football League Limited, International Rugby League Limited, British Amateur Rugby League Association . Lawyers, University of Glasgow, Boston University, University of Sydney, Prevention, Befrienders Locations: New Zealand, Auckland, England, Wales

☆ Emma Heming Willis says husband Bruce’s life is still filled with joy
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Bruce Willis’ wife has hit out at an online report that “there is no more joy” in her husband’s life. Emma Heming Willis said in a video posted to her Instagram profile on Sunday that she had been “clickbaited” by a headline “to do with my own family.”Appearing angry and frustrated, Heming Willis said she had been “triggered” by the story, which she came across on Sunday morning. Love is a beautiful thing ❤️ Wishing you all a Happy Valentine’s Day 🫶🏽 Emma Heming Willis/InstagramIn an interview last year, Heming Willis admitted that the diagnosis had been tough on her husband, herself and their two daughters. “What I’m learning is that dementia is hard,” Heming Willis told Hoda Kotb on the Today show on NBC. And that is no different for Bruce or myself or our girls.”That said, in a written message accompanying her video, Heming Willis explained that there was a lot more to the family’s situation than many headlines suggest.

Persons: Bruce Willis ’, Emma Heming Willis, ”, Heming Willis, Willis, “ Organizations: CNN, Alzheimer’s Research Locations: FTD

☆ Apparently Healthy, but Diagnosed With Alzheimer’s?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Paula Span | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Determining whether someone has Alzheimer’s disease usually requires an extended diagnostic process. A doctor takes a patient’s medical history, discusses symptoms, administers verbal and visual cognitive tests. or a spinal tap — tests that detect the presence of two proteins in the brain, amyloid plaques and tau tangles, both associated with Alzheimer’s. All of that could change dramatically if new criteria proposed by an Alzheimer’s Association working group are widely adopted. Its final recommendations, expected later this year, will accelerate a shift that is already underway: from defining the disease by symptoms and behavior to defining it purely biologically — with biomarkers, substances in the body that indicate disease.

Organizations: Alzheimer’s Association

☆ The Authorities Don’t Need A.I. When Your Neighbors Will Narc on You
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Annalee Newitz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Prisoners living under these towers never know whether the guards are looking at them, but they have to assume that they are being watched. This setup, Foucault explained, is a powerful metaphor for modern civilization: Our lives are circumscribed by a fear that invisible authorities have us in their sights. Two new books about state surveillance in the 21st century, one focused on China and the other on the United States, make it clear that Foucault was right. In China, as Minxin Pei explains in “The Sentinel State,” a centralized Communist government uses new tech to extend a centuries-old system of bureaucracy that rewards intelligence gleaned from informants and spies. And in the United States, Byron Tau’s “Means of Control” documents how a federal democracy formed shady alliances with private companies to collect data on its citizens.

Persons: Byron Tau, Minxin Pei, Michel Foucault, ”, Jeremy Bentham, Foucault, Byron Tau’s “ Organizations: Alliance of Tech, American Surveillance, Byron Tau THE, “ The Sentinel State, Communist Locations: China, French, United States, “

☆ How to fight dementia, according to neurologists
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

What about diabetes, cancer, thyroid disease, high blood pressure or heart disease? Some of the questions might seem unexpected to those who don’t write about brain health. However, my risk of developing vascular dementia, the second most common type after Alzheimer’s disease, is elevated. "Such spikes cause brain inflammation, disrupt brain metabolism and increase shrinkage of the thinking part of the brain," Isaacson said. The National Institute on Aging currently supports nearly 500 active clinical trials on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

Persons: Louise Dittner, Krysta, Ryan LaMotte, It’s, ”, Natalia Rost, “, Rost, ” Rost, Richard Isaacson, ” Isaacson, mockingbird …, birthed, it’s, I’ve, Isaacson, Sandee LaMotte Organizations: CNN, Comprehensive, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, American Academy of Neurology, Boca Raton, Weill Cornell Medicine, Presbyterian, Mayo Clinic, Volunteers, Alzheimer’s, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health Locations: Massachusetts, Boston, neonatologists, Florida, United, New York, New York City, Nature

☆ Host nation Ivory Coast continues miraculous run to AFCON final to set up a matchup against Nigeria
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The host nation is seeking its third AFCON title, while Nigeria is looking to lift the trophy for the fourth time. ET on Sunday and will take place at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Ivory Coast midfielder Ibrahim Sangare (L) fights for the ball with DR Congo's Simon Banza. Against Mali, Ivory Coast pulled off yet another great escape, grabbing a last-minute equalizer. Nigeria goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali made two saves and striker Kelechi Iheanacho netted the deciding penalty to send Nigeria into the final.

Persons: Ouattara, Ivory, Les Éléphants, Jean, Louis Gasset, Emerse Faé, Ibrahim Sangare, DR Congo's Simon Banza, Franck Fife, Faé, Franck Kessié, Simon Adingra, Sébastien Haller, Ivory Coast's, Sia Kambou, William Troost, Ekong, Victor Osimhen, Osimhen, Percy Tau, Teboho Mokoena, Issouf Sanogo, Grant Kekana, Stanley Nwabali, Kelechi Iheanacho Organizations: CNN, Africa, of Nations, beIN Sports USA, DR Congo, Guinea, Equatorial, Coast, Ivory, DR Congo's, Getty, Senegal, Against, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Super Eagles, South Africa Locations: Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Ivory, Abidjan, South Africa, Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, AFP, Against Mali, Europe, AFCON, Cameroon, Angola, Africa

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