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Eating regular, healthy meals, especially shared with loved ones , has also been linked with healthy aging, Thornton-Wood said. Strength training also helps minimize the loss of bone density, which is important for healthy aging, Worthington said. In particular, if you have a strong family history of heart disease, it's important to lay the foundation for a proactive heart health plan now." The American Heart Association recommends following the DASH diet , which stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, for heart health. AdvertisementShe said that giving up smoking is the single most important thing you can do for your heart health.

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☆ Single dose of LSD provides immediate, lasting anxiety relief, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —A clinical trial’s encouraging results won US Food and Drug Administration breakthrough therapy status for an LSD formulation to treat generalized anxiety disorder, Mind Medicine Inc. announced Thursday. Generalized anxiety order is characterized by excessive, ongoing thoughts that are difficult to control and interfere with day-to-day activities. Anxiety is one of the most common mental disorders in the US, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. The MM120 study, however, was accomplished without the use of psychotherapy during the session. So that’s a critical difference.”Most adverse effects in the study were rated as mild to moderate by participants, occurring mostly on the day of the study, Karlin said.

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☆ Kevin McCarthy says Biden's biggest problem is his age
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewFormer House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday during a CNBC interview he had "a real concern" about President Joe Biden's ability to effectively interact with foreign leaders, shining another spotlight on the debate around the president's age ahead of the 2024 election. His problem is age," McCarthy said during a discussion on CNBC's "Squawk Box." Vice President Kamala Harris leaped to the president's defense, blasting the special counsel's claims regarding Biden's memory as "inaccurate and inappropriate." AdvertisementBut so far, Republican voters remain solidly behind Trump, as he's won every major statewide primary or caucus since January.

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☆ A Doctor’s Lifelong Quest to Solve One of Pediatric Medicine’s Greatest Mysteries
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Emily Baumgaertner | Ariana Drehsler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

This one was from the heart of a 20-year-old jujitsu fighter who was last seen at the gym and was found dead in his bed two days later. The blood vessel tissue on the slide looked abnormal. Dr. Burns turned to the examiner: “I think this was likely one of mine.”Dr. Burns is an expert in a rare childhood illness called Kawasaki disease, which is the most common cause of acquired heart disease in children worldwide. It is also one of pediatric medicine’s greatest mysteries: No one knows what causes it. And Dr. Burns, who leads the investigations at the University of California San Diego’s Kawasaki Disease Research Center, has devoted her life to solving that mystery.

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☆ Kevin McCarthy says there's 'a real concern' about Biden's ability to lead and interact with foreign leaders: 'That would be on top of everything else'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewFormer House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in a Tuesday interview said he had "a real concern" about President Joe Biden's ability to effectively interact with foreign leaders, shining another spotlight on the debate around the president's age ahead of the 2024 election. "So yes, there is a real concern here and I think that would be on top of everything else," he added. Vice President Kamala Harris leapt to the president's defense, blasting the special counsel's claims regarding Biden's memory as "inaccurate and inappropriate." But so far, GOP voters remain solidly behind Trump, as he's won every major statewide primary or caucus since January.

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☆ A woman with unexplained bleeding felt dismissed by her gynecologist. She swapped doctors and was diagnosed with cervical cancer.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

“That's pretty much when my journey started with cancer.”AdvertisementIn 2021, at the age of 34, 14 years after her abnormal bleeding first started, Grant-Noonan was diagnosed with stage three cervical cancer. Eliminating cervical cancer with vaccinesRates of cervical cancer are dropping thanks to the roll-out of vaccines in pre-teens against the human papillomavirus that causes the majority of cases, with the World Health Organization aiming to eliminate the disease by the end of the century. AdvertisementGrant-Noonan had two false negative pap smears before being diagnosed with cervical cancer. Avi-Grant-NoonanSpreading awareness of cervical cancer gives Grant-Noonan a sense of purposeOnce she was diagnosed, Grant-Noonan saw a gynecological oncologist within two weeks. Educating people about cervical cancer and how to prevent it through her involvement with Cervivor , a nonprofit network of cervical cancer survivors, has given Grant-Noonan a sense of purpose, she said.

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☆ China tightens reins on quant trading after three-day ban on fund
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

China is tightening regulatory restrictions on its rapidly booming quant trading industry, after freezing the accounts of a major player in the sector for three days in a rare crackdown. The stock exchanges of key financial hubs Shanghai and Shenzhen issued notices late Tuesday announcing they will deepen their scrutiny of market trades conducted by quant funds — which use advanced computer-driven automated analysis and algorithms to catch opportunities in stocks and commodities — especially of leveraged quantitative products, according to separate Google-translated statements. The bourses will strengthen and expand the scope of reporting of such trades and improve the monitoring standards for "abnormal" transactions. The Shenzhen stock exchange also noted that "quantitative trading, especially high-frequency trading, has obvious technical, information and speed advantages over small and medium-sized investors." The announcements come after both exchanges implemented a three-day trading ban on one of China's largest quant funds, Lingjun Investment, which the Shanghai bourse accused of "affecting the security of the Exchange's system or normal trading order" with a flurry of transactions executed between 09:30 a.m. and 09:31 a.m. local time, according to a Google-translated statement.

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☆ Reduce risk of IBS with a healthy lifestyle, a new study suggests
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Adopting a healthy lifestyle could reduce the risk of irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, a new study found. A research team in Hong Kong found the more healthy lifestyle behaviors that study participants followed, the higher the protection was against the occurrence of IBS. The cause of the disorder is not fully understood, but a healthy lifestyle could prevent it, researchers say. “Evidence from this large cohort suggests that life-style choices play a key role in IBS development.”Stress reductionThe study did not include the reduction of stress as part of the lifestyle behaviors observed. The study found that maintaining healthy lifestyle factors is important, Heitkemper said.

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☆ Belarus Prepares Law Against 'LGBT Propaganda', State Media Says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

(Reuters) - Belarus has prepared a draft law punishing the "promotion of non-traditional relationships," referring to LGBT relationships, Belarusian state news agency Belta reported on Monday. The draft law is undergoing an approval procedure, he said. An anti-gay propaganda law has been on the books in neighbouring Russia since 2013 and has effectively outlawed any public expression of the behaviour or lifestyle of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals or transgender people. Photos You Should See View All 33 ImagesHomosexuality was decriminalised in Belarus in 1994, but the country does not recognise same-sex marriages and authorities have cracked down on LGBT pride parades. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has publicly mocked LGBT people, calling gay men "perverts" and "the ultimate abomination" in a speech to politicians last year.

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CNN —House Republicans were shocked by some of the recent high-profile retirements announced by their colleagues, which have included powerful committee chairs and rising stars inside the GOP. And on the Energy and Commerce Committee alone – a highly sought-after assignment – there are eight Republicans who are retiring. “So, yeah, I’m very worried about it.”Others, however, said the turnover is completely normal, especially since the House GOP has self-imposed term limits for chairs, which they argued allows them to inject new blood into the ranks. We probably need a few more retirements.”McCarthy – who resigned at the end of last year – suggested that was perhaps the goal of hard-liners like Good and GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida who voted to oust him. It’s just a number of things piling up,” said House Science Committee Chair Frank Lucas, reflecting on the retirements.

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☆ Gait speed is one of your vital signs, so make sure yours is OK
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

While everyone’s gait differs, you may develop an abnormal gait due to illness, injury, genetics, or issues with your legs or feet. What a gait analysis can uncover about your healthAssessing gait can predict gross motor delays in kids, fall risks in older adults and, when coupled with a cognition decline, the risk of dementia. “We’re looking at gait speed, cadence — the number of steps per minute — variability in gait speed and cadence, step length, the time both feet are spent on the ground, stance and more,” said Stephanie Wakeman, a physical therapist and OneStep’s director of clinical operations. But if you’re interested in a gait analysis to boost your athletic performance or prevent injury, you may have to pay out of pocket. “I would also love it if gait analysis was part of the recovery program for anybody who has knee, ankle or hip surgery,” Heiderscheit said.

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☆ Higher-for-longer interest rates favor large companies over their smaller rivals in many ways
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

High interest rates squeeze companies of all sizes, but that’s especially the case for smaller firms, unlike large companies better equipped to weather the storm. Before the Bell: How do the effects of higher-for-longer interest rates on companies vary by size? I think it might be a stretch to say that M&A activity picks up because of higher interest rates, so instead, it’s that if good businesses are beginning to suffer because of higher interest rates, then they might be more likely to be a target. Gas prices always rise as winter winds down because demand increases and gas stations must switch over to more expensive summer fuel. No matter the cause, rising gas prices are bad news for consumers already frustrated by the cost of living.

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☆ NFL season recap: Record viewing numbers, Taylor Swift and a new dynasty
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

CNN —With its bright lights, big names and halftime shows, the Super Bowl has always been the biggest sporting ticket in the US. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes holds the Lombardi Trophy after the Chiefs won Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, February 11. Steph Chambers/Getty Images Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce kisses his girlfriend, singer Taylor Swift, during the postgame celebrations. This was just the second Super Bowl in history to go to overtime. Swift, Ice Spice, Blake Lively and others were in attendance for Super Bowl LVIII.

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A medication used to treat asthma can now be used to help people with food allergies avoid severe reactions, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday. Xolair, the brand name for the drug omalizumab, became the first medication approved to reduce allergic reactions caused by accidental exposure to food triggers. An estimated 17 million people in the U.S. have the type of food allergies that can cause rapid, serious symptoms, including severe, whole-body reactions that are potentially deadly. Wood estimated that 25% to 50% of people with food allergies, particularly children and young adults, would elect to use Xolair. The drug has been used “off-label” to treat food allergies, said Dr. Ruchi Gupta, director of the Center for Food Allergy & Asthma Research at Northwestern University.

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☆ Don’t look now but gas prices are rising fast
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Gas prices always rise as winter winds down because demand increases and gas stations must switch over to more expensive summer fuel. No matter the cause, rising gas prices are bad news for consumers already frustrated by the cost of living. And they undercut the election year message of a White House that previously pointed to cheap gas prices as evidence that Bidenomics is working. First, oil prices — the main driver of retail gas prices — tend to increase during this time of the year. For instance, without the usual backstop, last summer’s historic heatwave that knocked some refineries offline unexpectedly lifted gas prices across the country.

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☆ The millionaire chasing immortality responds to people's criticism that he must be miserable
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

He's drawn criticism from the likes of Elon Musk and others on social media. 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 . "I love the haters," Johnson said in an interview with Fortune. His haters include billionaire X owner Elon Musk, who seemed to mock Johnson's antiaging regimen in December.

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☆ What Eli Lilly investors can learn from the slow launch of a competitor's drug
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Club holding Eli Lilly is expecting to get approval for its Alzheimer's treatment in the coming weeks, but investors looking for immediate financial success should temper their expectations. The FDA's decision on Lilly's drug, known as donanemab, is expected by the end of March. In the meantime, Eli Lilly's diabetes and obesity drugs, the heart of our investment thesis, should continue to fuel the lion's share of the company's topline growth. About 2,000 patients are currently taking Leqembi, Biogen said Tuesday, up from 800 at the time of the company's third-quarter report in November. LLY YTD mountain Eli Lilly's stock performance so far in 2024.

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☆ The Midwest is having a ‘non-winter.’ El Niño is only partially to blame
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Winter has gone missing across the Midwest and Great Lakes, and time is running out to find it. Dozens of cities are on track for one of the warmest winters on record, making snow and ice rare commodities. A classic El Niño pattern coupled with the effects of a warming climate are to blame for this “non-winter” winter, said Pete Boulay, a climatologist with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Missing snowfall is even more pronounced in areas surrounding the Great Lakes, especially those that are typically buried by lake-effect snow. The lackluster ice coverage is part of a larger troubling trend across the Great Lakes.

Persons: Pete Boulay, we’ve, ” Boulay, “ I’ve, Boulay, ” Melissa Widhalm Organizations: CNN, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Regional Climate Center, Paul International, Nashville, Twin Cities, Purdue University, NOAA, Climate Central, Climate Locations: Midwest, Great Lakes, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Minneapolis, St, Erie , Pennsylvania, Great, Climate Central

☆ AI might be reading your Slack messages: 'A lot of this becomes thought crime'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Aware's analytics tool — the one that monitors employee sentiment and toxicity — doesn't have the ability to flag individual employee names, according to Schumann. Speaking broadly about employee surveillance AI rather than Aware's technology specifically, Williams told CNBC: "A lot of this becomes thought crime." When including other types of content being shared, such as images and videos, Aware's analytics AI analyzes more than 100 million pieces of content every day. "It's always tracking real-time employee sentiment, and it's always tracking real-time toxicity," Schumann said of the analytics tool. Amba Kak, executive director of the AI Now Institute at New York University, worries about using AI to help determine what's considered risky behavior.

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — For the eighth straight month in January, Earth was record hot, according to the European climate agency. Even though it was record hot in January, the level above normal was lower than the previous six months, according to Copernicus data. This is the time of year that El Nino warming often peaks, said Texas A&M University climate scientist Andrew Dessler. Minneapolis has already set a record for the number of 50-degree days for a winter. “For maple trees to run, it needs to be freezing at night, above freezing during the day.

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☆ Grigory Rodchenkov: ‘The Russian flag and anthems have become symbols of murder and rape,’ says doping whistleblower
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Molly Stazicker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Much like Mark Twain, Russian doping whistleblower Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov says that reports of his death have been greatly exaggerated. “There is no question that – if the IOC wants to have any credibility – it would ban them [Russian athletes] for 10 years, no less,” Rodchenkov said. Michel Euler/AP/FILEInternational sporting federations have the first say on whether Russian and Belarusian athletes can even attempt to qualify for the Olympics. “The only way to bring it to an end is to prosecute the organizers under the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act. Lira is the first person to be charged and convicted under the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act.

Persons: Mark Twain, Grigory Rodchenkov, Rodchenkov, –, Grigory Rodchenkov ”, Jim Walden, Oscar, Russia’s, Rodchenkov’s, ” Rodchenkov, That’s, ” Grigory Rodchenkov, Vladimir Putin, ”, Dmitry Peskov, Michel Euler, it’s, doesn’t, Walden, “, didn’t, ‘, “ It’s, haven’t, Matthieu Reeb, WADA, Eric Lira, Lira, who’s, Dewayne Barrett, Wright –, Barrett’s, Wright didn’t Organizations: CNN, CNN Sport, Netflix, International Olympic Committee, IOC, Paris, Russian Olympic, Olympic, Athletics, BBC, Weightlifting, Doping Agency, Tokyo Games, Liberian, Tokyo Olympics Locations: Sochi, Russia, Russian, Paris, Ukraine, Belarus, Soviet, Ukrainian, Bucha, Belarusian, ’, Texas, Walden, Nigeria, Switzerland, United Kingdom

☆ Shadow AI in the 'dark corners' of work is becoming a big problem for companies
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Rachel Curry | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Known as shadow AI, this is the AI usage within a company that occurs "in dark corners," said Jay Upchurch, CIO of data analytics platform SAS. Shadow IT is nothing new, and shadow AI is the latest iteration of the phenomenon. The problem is that shadow AI is more complex, and more dangerous, than shadow IT was in the past. Remote users and cloud-based concernsEducation on the risks of shadow AI and the best ways to procure approval help, but they only go so far. Ultimately, Upchurch emphasizes that while shadow AI is very real, so is AI itself.

Persons: Jay Upchurch, Tim Morris, Tanium, Ameer Karim, Morris, Mike Scott, CISO, Scott, Karim, Upchurch, it's Organizations: SAS, Companies, Samsung, Microsoft

☆ Dollar scales fresh peaks as Fed cut bets recede
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"A one-two punch from Jay Powell's FOMC presser and a very strong nonfarm payrolls report have essentially closed the door on a March rate cut," said Chris Weston, head of research at Pepperstone. The Japanese yen was last 0.15% lower at 148.58 per dollar, having hit a trough of 148.82 earlier in the session. Treasury yields also jumped on expectations of higher-for-longer U.S. rates, with the two-year yield, which typically reflects near-term interest rate expectations, last up nearly seven bps at 4.4386%. That did little to help the yuan, with the offshore yuan last marginally lower at 7.2182 per dollar, pressured by a stronger greenback. "So far we've just seen speculation and some media reports talking about further support for the equity market or the property market.

Persons: Jerome Powell's, Jay Powell's FOMC presser, Chris Weston, Powell, Carol Kong, CBA's Organizations: Federal Reserve, New, Traders, Fed, CBS, Sterling, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Treasury Locations: Buenos Aires, Argentina, New Zealand

☆ Dementia and sport: These rugby players represented their country in their 20s, by their 40s, they had early onset dementia
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Popham’s wife, Mel, would have a conversation with her husband and an hour later he would have “no recollection,” he tells CNN Sport. Richard Boardman, the lawyer representing the claimants, told CNN Sport that this is causing an “existential threat” to the game. “As far as the brain is concerned, it doesn’t matter what sport is played,” Michael Grey, a neuroscientist at the University of East Anglia, told CNN Sport. Nowinski, a WWE wrestler turned neuroscientist, told CNN Sport that head injury protocols need to go beyond treating concussion. The paper, which looked at 412 Scottish former international male rugby players aged 30 and above and 1,236 members of the public who had been matched for age, sex and socioeconomic status, found that the rugby players’ risk of a dementia diagnosis over time was just over twice as high.

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☆ China stock market: angry Chinese take to US Embassy’s social media account to vent about plunging shares
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Laura He | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

On Monday, mainland Chinese markets slumped again after their worst weeks in years. Under a Friday post by the US Embassy’s Weibo account about protecting wild giraffes, many Chinese people complained about the stock market rout and the challenging economy. “The US government, please help Chinese stock investors,” a user said in a repost of the animal protection article. Investors seemed to have shrugged off Chinese regulators’ latest pledge to bolster the stock market. On Sunday, the China Securities Regulatory Commission vowed to prevent “abnormal fluctuations” in the stock market and stabilize confidence.

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