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WASHINGTON (news agencies) — A blood test may predict if apparently healthy older adults are likely to develop Alzheimer’s symptoms in the next five or 10 years, researchers reported Wednesday.That information could be reassuring or terrifying, but for now it’s a potential tool to speed drug development by helping to identify and enroll high-risk people into studies of possible Alzheimer’s treatments or preventive strategies. Already large clinical trials are testing if certain drugs could prevent or at least delay the disease — and if any of those pan out, doctors will need an easy way to tell who should try…
AFP via Getty ImagesOfficers were seen loading confiscated items into the back of a vanFive people suspected of selling and displaying books deemed “seditious” in Hong Kong have been arrested after police raided two independent bookshops.Authorities said the publications incited “hatred” against the territory’s government, judiciary and law enforcement agencies. Officers seized books from both shops, the government said in a statement.The group – two men aged 37 and 57, and three women aged between 30 and 59 – are suspected of violating national security legislation by “acting with seditious intent”.They are currently being held for investigation. If convicted, they…
EPAPeople hold signs reading ‘I am not a reason to die’ and ‘Before a dignified death, I want to see a dignified life’ during a protest against the assisted dying billFrance’s National Assembly has voted to create a right to assisted dying under strict conditions, after years of debate and changes to the proposals.MPs voted by 291 to 241 to back the bill, which had been rejected three times by the upper house of parliament, the Senate.Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is set to refer parts of the bill to France’s Constitutional Council for examination before it can become law.It would…
Getty ImagesIran’s state-run broadcaster reported that the country’s army had carried out separate attacks on US targets Iran has threatened to block further trading routes in the region, as the US launched a new strikes on military targets.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the Strait of Hormuz would remain shut until the US ended its “acts of aggression”. It also threatened to close off other regional oil and gas export channels.It came as the US military’s Central Command (Centcom) said it had struck Iran on Wednesday morning, following another operation overnight. It also said its forces had redirected two…
Dramatic video shows wildfire surround freight train in CanadaCN Rail told the BBC that operations were temporarily suspended in the affected area in the province of Ontario.2 hrs agoUS & Canada
Getty ImagesA man has been arrested over an alleged threat to shoot Reform UK leader Nigel Farage made in a social media post. The arrest relates to a post made on X which was reported to police on 8 May, a day after the local and mayoral elections.The Met Police said a man in his 20s was arrested in south London on Tuesday this week on suspicion of sending threatening communications to a Member of Parliament.He has been bailed pending further inquiries.The Parliamentary Liaison and Investigation Team informed Farage of the arrest on Wednesday.Farage said: “This is the first time…
LIVETodd Blanche says ‘mistakes were made’ over Epstein files release at confirmation hearingSenators are questioning the president’s former personal lawyer before they vote to confirm his role as attorney general.
Cnews agenciesE CANAVERAL, Fla. (news agencies) — Astronomers have discovered a faint, elusive planet orbiting a young star after more than a decade of cosmic hide-and-seek.In an unusual twist, two groups working independently detected the cold gas giant a few days apart late last year using different telescopes. It’s the dimmest planet ever directly imaged from Earth, scientists reported Wednesday.A Scottish and German-led team spied the new planet around the star Beta Pictoris using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in Chile, then dug through archives to confirm its orbit. The planet had remained hidden in the data all…
The revolving-door leadership of the nation’s top public health agency took another potential turn on Wednesday, as Dr. Erica Schwartz’s nomination came before a U.S. Senate committee.Schwartz, 54, is up for director of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is charged with protecting Americans from preventable health threats.Her career has largely been spent in military uniform, including in a leadership position at the U.S. Coast Guard where she oversaw the organization’s system of 41 clinics and 150 sick bays — as well as policies promoting vaccinations of service members. She later served as deputy surgeon general, where…
LIVEEngland v Argentina Q&A with Phil McNulty: Messi or Kane? Should Madueke be dropped for Saka? Would Lionel Messi be as successful if he was English? Should Bukayo Saka start ahead of Noni Madueke? Join chief football writer Phil McNulty for a Q&A ahead of England’s World Cup semi-final against Argentina.