Socially isolated older adults have a 27% higher chance of developing dementia, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins. The findings suggest that simple interventions could be meaningful.
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Anti-Defamation League survey finds a spike in antisemitic beliefs
The percentage of Americans who believe in a number of antisemitic tropes has spiked in the past three years, according to the results of a recent survey by the Anti-Defamation League.
Exxon climate predictions were accurate decades ago. Still it sowed doubt
Exxon’s climate research decades back painted an accurate picture of global warming, according to a new scientific paper. Still the oil company continued climate-denying policy efforts.
The ozone layer is on track to recover in the coming decades, the United Nations says
The ozone layer is a thin shield in the stratosphere that protects humans and the environment from harmful levels of the sun’s ultraviolet radiation.
How the Paycheck Protection Program went from good intentions to a huge free-for-all
An NPR analysis of data released by the Small Business Administration shows the vast majority of Paycheck Protection Program loans have been forgiven, even though the program was rampant with fraud.
Abortion pills should be easier to get. That doesn’t mean that they will be
Changes by the FDA mean patients won’t have to schedule in-person exams to get a prescription.