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Why is French President Emmanuel Macron cozying up to China while trashing his oldest ally, the United States? Why is there suddenly talk of discarding the dollar as the global currency? Why are Japan and India shrugging that they cannot follow the United States’ lead in boycotting Russian oil? Why is the president of Brazil traveling to China to pursue what he calls a “beautiful relationship”? Why is Israel suddenly facing attacks from its enemies in all directions? What happened to Turkey? Why is it threatening fellow NATO member Greece? Is it still a NATO ally, a mere neutral or...

MIT neuroscientists have discovered a method to reverse neurodegeneration and other Alzheimer’s disease symptoms by blocking an overactive enzyme, CDK5, in patients’ brains. Treating mice with a peptide inhibitor, they observed significant reductions in neurodegeneration, DNA damage, and improved cognitive abilities. The peptide has the potential to be used as a treatment for Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia with CDK5 overactivation, without interfering with essential, structurally similar enzymes. The peptide blocks a hyperactive brain enzyme that contributes to the neurodegeneration seen in Alzheimer’s and other diseases. MIT neuroscientists have found a way to reverse neurodegeneration and other symptoms of...

Hunter Biden steps in to help his father understand the questions he's being asked (by a group of kids)

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - Two healthcare workers were arrested after live-streaming themselves abusing an elderly person in their care, the Brevard County Sheriff's Office said. The live-stream video shows two women allegedly verbally abusing and taunting the woman who also has dementia. The first woman, 18-year-old Jada Harris was arrested for video voyeurism, abuse and neglect of elderly or disabled adult, and interception or disclosure of wired communications. The second woman, 20-year-old Shy'Tiona Bishop, was arrested for video voyeurism and abuse and neglect of elderly or disabled adult. "The only good news, in this case, is that the victim is...

President Biden joked Monday that he only showed up to a White House event because he heard there would be ice cream — before addressing the horrific mass shooting that left six dead at a Nashville elementary school hours earlier. “My name is Joe Biden. I’m Dr. Jill Biden’s husband,” the 80-year-old president began his remarks at an East Room gathering of women-owned businesses. “And I eat Jeni’s ice cream — chocolate chip. I came down because I heard there was chocolate chip ice cream,” he said. “By the way, I have a whole refrigerator full upstairs,” Biden added at...

President Biden visited the small tornado-ravaged Mississippi town of Rolling Fork on Friday and twice referred to it as “Rolling Stone.” Biden committed his latest gaffe while delivering a speech to the community, ensuring them that the federal government would help as they recover from the deadly and destructive twister that tore through the area last Friday. “We’re not just here for today … we’re going to get it done for you,” Biden told the crowd. “I’m making sure you got a place to sleep, food to eat, helping you rebuild your lives in Rolling Stone.” He later repeated the...

There was more sign on Tuesday that Joe Biden is deteriorating rapidly and needs guidance for every little movement. But on Tuesday, they got caught on a hot mic as Biden was visiting a semiconductor plant in Durham, North Carolina. You could hear a guide telling Biden how to move every step, including going “down the ramp” in front of him. The handler tells Biden who is there, “union leaders and workers,” and that his mark is going to be a blue mark to stand on. “I’ll stay on my blue mark,” Biden says, complying with the instructions. The guide...

More magnesium in our daily diet leads to better brain health as we age, according to scientists. The researchers say increased intake of magnesium-rich foods such as spinach and nuts could also help reduce the risk of dementia, which is the seventh biggest killer globally. The study of more than 6,000 cognitively healthy participants in the United Kingdom aged 40 to 73 found people who consume more than 550 milligrams of magnesium each day have a brain age that is approximately one year younger by the time they reach 55 compared with someone with a normal magnesium intake of about...

People who have low bone density may have an increased risk of developing dementia compared to people who have higher bone density, according to a study. The study does not prove that low bone density causes dementia. It only shows an association. "Low bone density and dementia are two conditions that commonly affect older people simultaneously, especially as bone loss often increases due to physical inactivity and poor nutrition during dementia," said Mohammad Arfan Ikram, MD, Ph.D. "Our study found that bone loss indeed already occurs before dementia and thus is linked to a higher risk of dementia." The study...

Dementia Risk Higher for Elite Soccer Players — Is heading the ball to blame? by Judy George, Deputy Managing Editor, MedPage Today March 16, 2023 Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on Twitter. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window email article A photo of a header by Dayot Upamecano of France above Mitchell Duke of Australia during the 2022 FIFA World Cup Men who played elite soccer were more likely to develop neurodegenerative diseases -- notably, dementia -- as they aged, a study in...

Surely to the chagrin of anti-vitamin D “brought to you by Pfizer” jihadists like CNN, more evidence mounts that increasing your vitamin D levels might be the single most effective strategy for longevity and quality of life.Via research published by the Alzheimer’s Association:In this longitudinal study of dementia-free NACC participants, exposure to vitamin D was associated with higher dementia-free survival and lower dementia incidence rates over 10 years. These findings were consistent across each vitamin D formulation: calcium–vitamin D, cholecalciferol, and ergocalciferol. Interaction analyses revealed that while exposure to vitamin D was associated with lower dementia incidence across all strata...

Taking vitamin D supplements may help ward off dementia, according to a study. Researchers explored the relationship between vitamin D supplementation and dementia in more than 12,388 participants. The team found that taking vitamin D was associated with living dementia-free for longer, and they also found 40 percent fewer dementia diagnoses in the group who took supplements. Professor Zahinoor said, "We know that vitamin D has some effects in the brain that could have implications for reducing dementia, however so far, research has yielded conflicting results. Our findings give key insights into groups who might be specifically targeted for vitamin...

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), one of the most common forms of dementia, has no cure. Now, a group has identified three bacteria involved in DLB—Collinsella, Ruminococcus, and Bifidobacterium. Their findings suggest new avenues for diagnosis and treatment. The onset of DLB is associated with abnormal deposits of alpha-synuclein, a protein in the brain. A research group discovered that three intestinal bacteria, Collinsella, Ruminococcus, and Bifidobacterium, were associated with patients with DLB. The bacteria Akkermansia, which degrades the intestinal mucosa, increased. On the other hand, the bacteria that produce short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) in the gut decreased. On the other...

Vitamin D Supplement Sunshine A study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring found that taking vitamin D was linked to a longer period of living without dementia. The group that took vitamin D supplements also had 40% fewer dementia diagnoses. People get vitamin D from sun exposure, foods (such as fatty fish), and supplements. Taking vitamin D supplements may help ward off dementia, according to a new, large-scale study. Researchers at the University of Calgary’s Hotchkiss Brain Institute in Canada and the University of Exeter in the UK explored the relationship between vitamin D supplementation and...

Common Sense Cowboy joins Sunday's "Wake Up America Weekend",,. "I said a couple of months ago that Jill Biden was the one running the White House, not Ron Klain and not Susan Rice. And appears according to Radaronline that she is. She is ruthlessly ambitious. She is a combination of Edith Wilson, Lady MacBeth and Hillary Clinton."

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — U.S. first lady Jill Biden gave one of the clearest indications yet that President Joe Biden will run for a second term, telling The Associated Press in an exclusive interview on Friday that there’s “pretty much” nothing left to do but figure out the time and place for the announcement. “How many times does he have to say it for you to believe it?” the first lady said in Nairobi, the second and final stop of her five-day trip to Africa. She added, “He says he’s not done. He’s not finished what he’s started. And that’s...

Marriage vows usually go something like this: “...to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, until death do us part.” In addition to this specific vow — sporadically made before God and only kept 50% of the time — there’s the more fundamental understanding that marriage is a partnership in which both members look out for each other’s best interest. In simple terms, for example, a loving spouse would be expected to support their partner through emotional hardship, work-related stress, or...

People who regularly use laxatives may have more than a 50% increased risk of developing dementia over people who do not use laxatives, according to a study. Researchers also found that people who used only osmotic laxatives, a type of laxative that attracts water to the colon to soften stool, had an even greater risk. Other types of laxatives are bulk-forming, stool-softening, and stimulating. However, the study does not prove that laxatives cause dementia. It only shows an association. Feng Sha, Ph.D.: "Regular laxative use may change the microbiome of the gut, possibly affecting nerve signaling from the gut to...

Pro-Trump cartoonist Scott Adams pulled the mask all the way off this week, declaring on his podcast that white people should “get the hell away from Black people” while labeling African-Americans as a “hate group.” Adams, who has written the satirical office comic strip Dilbert for more than three decades, said during his Coffee with Scott Adams online video program that current polling proves that there is “no fixing” the current racial tension in America and that whites should live in largely segregated neighborhoods. Citing a recent Rasmussen survey showing 53 percent of Black people agree with the phrase “It’s...

What happened in East Palestine, Ohio is being called the worst environmental disaster in American history and the Biden administration is mostly ignoring it. Now members of congress are calling for Pete Buttigieg to be impeached.