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“The lifetime risk of dementia after age 55 years was 42%…”

Lifetime risk and projected burden of dementia - Nature Medicine A cohort study of over 15,000 US adults found that the lifetime risk of developing dementia from ages 55 to 95 is 42%, with the highest risk in APOE ε4 carriers, women and Black adults, and projected ...

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Me too. I love my cat, but this is totally out of control.

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Aging may change some brain cells more than others NIH-funded mouse study provides roadmap for how aging may alter brain cell genetic activity.

Aging may change some brain cells more than others

NIH-funded mouse study provides roadmap for how aging may alter brain cell genetic activity.

#aging
#memory
#dementia
#brain

www.nih.gov/news-events/...

Research Finds Vaccines Are Not Behind the Rise in Autism. So What Is? There is no one factor that causes autism — or explains its growing prevalence. Researchers are seeking explanations for the surge. Here are some possibilities.

This won’t play into a certain conspiracy theory, but let’s follow the science…

“Because there is no singular cause of autism, scientists say there is therefore no singular driver behind the rise in cases.”

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/h...

Bird Flu Virus Is One Mutation Away from Binding More Efficiently to Human Cells A new study finds tweaking part of the H5N1 virus infecting dairy cows in a single spot could allow it to better attach to human cell receptors, raising concerns it could transmit more easily between ...

One mutation away from another #pandemic…

And no need for #vaccine development?

Let’s naturally select-out stupidity.

#BirdFlu
#H5N1
#virus

“Bird Flu Virus Is One Mutation Away from Binding More Efficiently to Human Cells”

www.scientificamerican.com/article/bird...

I just granted my classrooms the few thousands needed to get lab supplies and learning aids. Much easier and much more.

Iron Lung anyone?

What happens if Monkeypox becomes more virulent, perhaps-smallpox like?

Let’s hope stupidity is naturally selected out…

And a couple million years to evolve…. stupidity…

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Many of the very people who elected him are likely going to suffer more actions that will cause them to bail out the banks…again.

No sense in spazzing about the new “Administration” taking over in #USA.
Think of it as entertainment.
Pop some corn, kick back, and watch the horror show.

People should be above believing the ads that political donors’ dollars buy, but they ain’t.

Reinforces the stupidity of the masses.

Just watched the #OSU / Michigan game. Can a worse offensive coaching game be had?