3 h. ago Surprising new cause of dementia discovered... and scientists say it occurs decades before symptoms appear

A major new study suggests a previously unknown risk factor for dementia that strikes decades before symptoms manifest.

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4 h. ago ‘It’s important that we tell our own stories’: how the Wicked movies are helping disability representation on screen

Marissa Bode is the first disabled actor to play Nessarose, a key character in the stage turned film franchise – but has had to respond to online abuseDisabled actor Marissa Bode, who plays the prominent role of Nessarose Thropp in the hit film musical Wicked and its forthcoming sequel Wicked: For Good, has called for improved representation for disabled performers in the entertainment industry – and specifically an end to what activists call “cripping up” – casting non-disabled actors in disabled character roles.“I really hope my casting sets precedent,” says Bode, adding: “It’s just navigating a world and a system that we have just not been acknowledged in as we should be.” A recent study by the Rudderman Family Foundation found that only 21% of disabled characters on US TV between 2016 and 2023 were played by disabled actors. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Want to avoid anxiety, headaches and constipation? Try giving up on your goals | Emma Beddington

We’re taught from infancy that perseverance is a moral virtue and persistence pays. But what if quitters are happier and healthier?Have you ever heard yourself saying “I’m going to do this if it kills me”? As the pensioners at my gym can attest, it’s what I hiss every time I’m there, attempting slowly and laboriously to get myself a millimetre closer to doing the splits.But what if it actually is killing me? Not the groin strain, problematic as that is, but because I’ve just read in New Scientist that giving up is good for you, while grinding on isn’t. One study showed that people who “struggled to disengage from unfulfilling goals” had higher levels of cortisol and inflammatory molecules. “The result,” the article explained, “could be a heightened susceptibility to all kinds of conditions, including cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer’s.” In addition, “goal disengagement” – giving up – correlated with a lower risk of headaches, constipation and eczema; it may even protect against ...

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16 h. ago 10 Décor mistakes that could be costing holiday rental hosts bookings

A new study has revealed the home décor styles which are most likely to prevent would-be holidaymakers renting out a property

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22 h. ago Could YOU get cancer from your supermarket shop? As a terrifying study links our diets to bowel cancer, the swaps you need to make to keep you and your family safe

An investigation into the contents of a weekly shopping basket has found that 61.5 per cent of what we're buying counts as ultra-processed food, or UPF.

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24 h. ago Prediabetes risk may be heightened by eating these everyday foods, study warns

Scientists now think that larger studies with more detailed diet tracking could help us understand more about this

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25 h. ago Eating these everyday foods may spike prediabetes risk, scientists warn

The new study follows previous research that has similarly alerted about the dangers of these foods

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29 h. ago Millions of Brits 'dream about being pals with dreamboat David Beckham' at night

In a study of 2,000 adults - seven in ten Brits have regular vivid dreams and turning up naked in public, being late for an important meeting and partners’ cheating all made the list of common night visions

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41 h. ago Common weekly chore could damage the lungs 'as much as smoking'

A study showed that women regularly exposed had a greater decline in lung function

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42 h. ago Women who clean regularly could face one serious health risk warns study

Regularly cleaning with certain products was comparable to 10 to 20 years of smoking a pack of cigarettes every day

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43 h. ago Financial experts issue £200 warning to households across UK

A new study suggests that having a savings pot can be a 'turning point' for households

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48 h. ago How worried should we be about the curious clusters of Chinese restaurants surrounding our most sensitive military bases?

The Daily Mail can reveal a bizarre anomaly in the distribution of Chinese restaurants across the country.

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58 h. ago Britons living abroad: tell us your views on UK politics today

We want to hear from Brits living overseas on their views on UK politics todayThe last decade in British politics has been marked by instability and fragmentation, with six prime ministers in ten years, and Nigel Farage’s Reform party now leading in the polls.A study this month from King’s College London and Ipsos found that 84 percent of people now say the UK feels divided, up from 74 percent in 2020. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago ‘A scholarship made me dream of a life beyond Gaza — then the UK told me to leave my children behind’

Exclusive: Amany, a mother-of-three, was delighted when she was offered a scholarship to study an MSc at the University of Bristol earlier this year. But when the Foreign Office told her that she could not bring her husband or children, she was left with an ‘impossible choice’. She tells Maira Butt that the decision will ‘break’ her children’s hearts

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60 h. ago Are you limiting the time you spend online? We’d like to hear from you

What prompted this change, and how has it affected you?Are you bored of AI slop dominating news feeds? Fed up of “enshittification”? Tired out by “advice pollution”? Done with polarising content? Giving up social media and rediscovering the joy of boredom?One study shows that time spent on social media peaked in 2022 and has gone into decline since then, according to an analysis conducted for the Financial Times by digital audience insights company GWI. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Cancer link as new study warns over burgers, ready meals and other UPFs

The study suggests that people ho regularly eat more UPFs are at a significantly higher risk of developing a growth in the bowel

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62 h. ago Dogs transformed from wolves during the Stone Age, study finds

Dogs developed stockier faces and shorter snouts shortly after the last Ice Age

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66 h. ago ‘Eat out to help out’ scheme added to air pollution in London, study finds

‘Eat out to help out’ scheme added to air pollution in London, study finds  The Guardian

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3 d. ago Top Fannie Mae officials ousted after sounding alarm on sharing sensitive housing data

A confidant of Bill Pulte, the Trump administration’s top housing regulator, provided confidential mortgage pricing data from Fannie Mae to a principal competitor

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3 d. ago 'Risk calculator' can determine exact age you will develop Alzheimer's... as study shows a new pill may prevent disease

A landmark study can now calculate a person's lifelong risk of memory decline, finding that Alzheimer's biological processes are already active in apparently healthy people.

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