Pandemic life may age brains even without infection study finds
Researchers analyzed UK Biobank data from 996 generally healthy adults aged 47 to 79, showing accelerated brain aging after the pandemic. The effect was stronger in older people and men, with infection adding small cognitive declines mainly in processing speed and mental flexibility. Factors like isolation, disrupted routines, and stress likely contributed, while reversibility remains unclear.
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U.S
Ali-Reza Mohammadi-Nejad
University of Nottingham
England
The
Times
Nature Communications
Mohammadi-Nejad
Peter Chin-Hong
UC San Francisco
Chin-Hong
UK Biobank
United Kingdom
Proceedings of
National Academy of Sciences
University of Washington
Chin- Hong
Britain
COVID
Alpha
Delta
Omicron
Vivek Murthy
Renown Regional Medical Center
Reno
Nevada
Dentist convicted in wife's poisoning death
A Colorado dentist and father of six was sentenced to life without parole after being found guilty of murdering his wife Angela Craig by lacing protein shakes with poison and cyanide while she was hospitalized in March 2023. The jury rejected his claim that she killed herself.
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Centennial
Colo
Colorado
We Nere
James Craig
Angela Craig
Craig
Tricep dips guide from intern at University Hospitals Avon Health Center
Carter Gast leads a travel friendly tricep dip routine using a stable surface with edge of a bed or chair. The eight week Work It! series features guidance from a fitness professional and notes Gast’s background in exercise science and baseball, encouraging consistency.
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University Hospitals
Avon Health Center
Carter Gast
Gast
Bowling Green State University
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