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Long-term exposure to one of the most prevalent types of air pollution may increase the risk of developing dementia, a debilitating neurological disease associated with memory loss and reduced cognitive function, according to a new study.

Louisiana women who gave birth during the COVID-19 pandemic were 3% to 7% more likely to exceed the recommended weight gain levels than those who gave birth prior to the pandemic. Research from Pennington Biomedical Research Center and Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge showed that instances of non-optimal gestational weight gain, or GWG, were seen in more than 45% of pregnant women during the peak of the pandemic, whereas only 42% experienced non-optimal gain in the year preceding the pandemic.

Kaitlyn Weiss felt a searing pain on the surgical table, surrounded by strangers. She was in labor and she did not want to be in that icy operating room, so close to the scalpel meant to cut her open.

More than a dozen medical studies from around the globe show women suffer worse outcomes when diagnosed with and treated for cardiac issues—the No. 1 killer in the world, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes recurring seizures. And it’s common. It’s estimated that 1 in 26 people develop the disorder, according to the Epilepsy Foundation. It affects people of all genders, races and ages, including children.

In 2021, there were 3,035 reports of arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) in the United States, including 2,911 caused by West Nile virus, according to research published in the August 25 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Anyone who’s struggled with reaching or maintaining a healthy weight probably has heard comments like, “If you want to lose weight, just eat less and exercise more” or “Losing weight is all about willpower.” But weight loss is much more complicated. Genetics, socioeconomic status, mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety, and certain medications can affect your ability to lose weight and keep it off.

The prevalence of three different types of disabilities among Black and white Americans aged 65 and older plummeted in the decade between 2008 and 2017 according to a new nationally representative study published online in the International Journal of Aging and Human Development.

An international team led by researchers at UCL and the NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre have developed in mice a gene therapy that significantly reduces the hearing loss associated with Norrie disease.

By NATION REPORTER  

THE National Action for Quality Education (NAQUEZ) has expressed fear that the emergence of Artificial Intelligence has posed the dangers of compromising the quality of education.

Artificial Intelligence is the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages.

There have been newly invented artificial Intelligence Applications that are designed to write assignments for students on any many subjects .

NAQUEZ executive Director Aaron Chansa said the use of such tehniques will compromise the quality of graduates that Universities will be producing .

Mr Chansa however said if well utilized, artificial Intelligence has the potential to compliment education and this can only be done by upgrading of the curriculum to align it with modern technological advancements in the education sector.

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