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Long Term Brain Imaging Links Smoking, Blood Pressure and Blood Lipids to Vascular Dementia Damage

A four-year imaging study of nearly 500 adults found modifiable risk factors tracked mainly with vascular brain damage rather than Alzheimer's proteins.

Medical Daily

Researchers found how smoking, diabetes and high blood pressure may affect Alzheimer's and vascular dementia differently

New research indicates dementia risk factors impact the brain uniquely. Common vascular risks damage brain blood vessels and white matter. Diabetes and lower BMI showed links to Alzheimer's proteins. This study highlights dementia's varied causes and mechanisms. Healthy habits may protect the brain through multiple pathways.

The Economic Times

Humans have a 'third eye' in the brain: Study links it to a 600-million-year-old Cyclops ancestor

Humans cyclops connection: Scientists claim our eyes and even a hormone-regulating gland in our brain trace back to a bizarre, one-eyed sea creature that lived 600 million years ago.

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How Animals See Ultraviolet Light and What Their Vision Reveals About Color and Perception

The part of light we never seeSunlight contains far more than what human eyes register. The visible spectrum, the band of wavelengths our photoreceptors detect, runs roughly from 380 to 700 nanometres. Ultraviolet light sits just below that, between 10 and 380 nanometres. We cannot see it. Many animals can,…

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44 Swedish towns got train stations in the 1990s, and a 20-year study says the population rose about 20% while incomes barely changed

New train stations in Swedish towns increased population by over eighteen percent. Working populations grew significantly, and total earnings also rose. However, average resident incomes did not show a notable increase. Educational attainment improved, while unemployment rates also saw a rise. These stations primarily influenced where people chose to live.

The Times of India

A 60 million-kronor Swedish project is building drone swarms that can fly, roll, and swim together, and the goal is rescue, wildfire response, and critical infrastructure defense

Sweden is pioneering an advanced drone system, investing £4.4 million in a six-year project. Researchers are developing intelligent swarms capable of operating across air, land, and water with minimal human oversight. This initiative aims to enhance capabilities in rescue, environmental monitoring, and infrastructure protection, with potential military applications. The project…

The Times of India

How technology is reshaping children’s development – the good, the bad and the unknown

It’s a common scene on public transport. A parent holds a mobile phone showing noisy cartoons to their young child. The pair is looking at the screen together, laughing. Yet parent and child rarely exchange a gaze or look out across the landscape.

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Scientists design a new digital test to diagnose Alzheimer’s

Experts believe new test could give doctors a chance to identify potential dementia cases earlier

The Independent UK

Scientists discover new, rare blood type during routine test

A woman’s blood was so unique that doctors couldn’t find a single compatible donor, not even her own siblings

The Independent UK

New Study Warns Tattoos May Raise Cancer Risk by 21%—Especially If You Use Red Ink

A major Swedish study has linked tattoos to a 21% rise in lymphoma risk. Experts say it's time to rethink tattoo safety and push for stronger ink regulations. Learn what it means for your health.

International Business Times UK

Poison in the water: the town with the world’s worst case of forever chemicals contamination

The long read: When a small Swedish town discovered their drinking water contained extremely high levels of Pfas, they had no idea what it would mean for their health and their children’s future

The Guardian - UK

Archaeologist sailed a Viking replica boat for 3 years to discover unknown ancient harbors

Archaeologist Greer Jarrett spent three years piloting a small sailboat along the coast of Norway to understand Viking trade routes.

LiveScience

The two low-cost drugs that could prevent a heart attack

One researcher said the combination treatment ‘could help to prevent many more heart attacks’

The Independent UK

Combination of two cheap drugs could save lives after heart attack, study finds

Giving patients statins and ezetimibe after a heart attack can reduce risk of second attack or stroke, say scientists

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Evening Standard

Combination of drugs could prevent thousands of heart attacks, study suggests

Patients who get an add-on medication soon after a heart attack have a better prognosis than those who receive it later, or not all, researchers said.

Euronews

Dead hedgehogs reveal PCB pollution still haunts the environment decades after ban

Researchers have found hedgehog bodies are full of environmental pollutants, including some of the most hazardous to human health.

The Conversation

The PKK says it will lay down its arms. What are the chances of lasting peace between Turkey and the Kurds? Podcast

For over 40 years, the Kurdistan Workers Party, the PKK, has waged an armed insurgency against Turkey, fighting for Kurdish rights and autonomy.

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Medieval walrus ivory may reveal trade between Norse and Indigenous Americans hundreds of years before Columbus, study finds

The Thule Inuit people and Norse both hunted walrus in the High Arctic in the 13th century, according to a new study.

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‘Leve Palestina’: The 1970s song that became an antiwar anthem in Sweden

George Totari’s famous song brought Palestinian resistance music to the West. Now it is undergoing a major revival.

The Independent UK

Blood tests for Alzheimer's may be coming to your doctor's office. Here's what to know

New research suggests certain blood tests could help doctors diagnose Alzheimer's disease faster and more accurately

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Lymphoma Expert Reacts To New Study Linking Tattoos To Cancer

“I think this research from Sweden is scientifically valid, but a few caveats are important to note.” The post Lymphoma Expert Reacts To New Study Linking Tattoos To Cancer first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Guardian - UK

Sepsis blood test combined with AI could offer early detection tool

Researchers say dual approach could quickly detect patients most at risk of severe complications

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Swedish Researchers Develop Innovative Technique For Textile Recycling

Lund University researchers develop innovative method to recycle cotton sheets into viscose, reducing environmental impact and forest resource dependence.

The Guardian - UK

‘The high life can be low carbon’: the European royals taking on the climate crisis

Despite leading lavish lifestyles, some monarchs are influencing people to make greener choices

The Conversation

Frontotemporal dementia: we discovered a brain fold that may delay onset of symptoms

Few people had probably heard of frontotemporal dementia until earlier this year, when the family of actor Bruce Willis announced the 68-year-old had been diagnosed with the condition.

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