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Children "low-hanging fruit" in fight to end trans care, official at pro-Trump thinktank says
18+ hour, 20+ min ago (851+ words) America First Policy Institute, which boasts close ties to president, discussed transgender policy "reform" at DC event Children are the "low-hanging fruit" in a longer effort to end gender-affirming care for all Americans, an official at a Trump administration-aligned thinktank…...
How do I end a call? : the elderly Japanese people determined to master smartphones
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (693+ words) Elderly people take advantage of courses on how to navigate mobile devices and avoid "analogue isolation" It"s not only young people whose gaze is fixed on tiny screens. But for these users in Tokyo, clicking and scrolling is anything…...
Air pollution making people in UK get long-term illnesses earlier, study finds
1+ day, 20+ min ago (393+ words) Pollution is "silent accelerator that robs individuals of their healthiest years, say researchers Research reveals air pollution is advancing the average age that people in the UK acquire long-term illnesses. For some conditions people could be getting ill more than…...
The surprising value of boring chats, "super El Ni'o" and Alzheimer"s evidence reviewed " podcast
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (440+ words) Madeleine Finlay sits down with co-host and science editor Ian Sample to discuss three eye-catching stories from the week, including a review into the effectiveness of a new class of Alzheimer's drug that was once hailed as a game-changer in…...
Effect of "gamechanger" Alzheimer"s drugs "trivial", review concludes
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (525+ words) Data assessed from 17 clinical trials of anti-amyloid drugs found no "meaningful effect" on cognitive decline Drugs that have been hailed as a gamechanger for the treatment of Alzheimer"s disease make no noticeable difference to patients, according to an extensive…...
Source close to Rolling Stones disputes Melania producer's claim Mick Jagger "gave his blessing' to use song
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (620+ words) Spokesperson for Rolling Stones tells Guardian band did not liaise with Marc Beckman and his team on use of Gimme Shelter in first lady documentary A source close to Mick Jagger has cast doubt on a claim by Melania producer…...
NHS improves genetic testing for minority ethnic cancer patients
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (404+ words) Exclusive: Pre-chemotherapy tests previously did not look for gene variant that put some ethnicities at higher risk of serious side effects Thousands of cancer patients from minority ethnic backgrounds will have access to "groundbreaking" genetic testing on the NHS that…...
The one change that worked: in a hectic world, taking up jigsaw puzzles calmed my mind
5+ day, 20+ min ago (478+ words) Every time I successfully place a piece, I get a little rush and a sense of achievement. How could I have thought puzzles were only for children? Until last year, I couldn't remember the last time I'd done a jigsaw…...
I just want to feel like me again: the women still waiting for breast reconstruction years after lockdown
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (1357+ words) At the height of Covid, hundreds of cancer patients had mastectomies without the reconstruction that would normally accompany them. They would eventually get the surgery, they were told " but for many that promise feels more meaningless by the day While…...
Sorry, Keir Starmer, but pensioners don't feel better off under this government | Letter
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (715+ words) James Kyle responds to an article by Keir Starmer on supporting the less well off in society For the most part in his recent article (Workers, pensioners and children: all better off. Ignore the critics " we really are standing up…...