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Shingles Vaccine Could Lower Dementia Risk

FRIDAY, July 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Older people who avail themselves of the newest shingles vaccine could reap a hidden benefit: A significant drop in their odds of developing dementia. One expert applauded the new findings. “Dementia isn’t an inevitable part of aging; it’s caused by diseases like Alzheimer’s,” said Dr. Sheona Scales, director of research at Alzheimer’s Research …

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Why I got back on my skateboard — at the age of 60

There is nothing like climbing on to a skateboard at the age of 60 to start you thinking about the unforgiving hardness of concrete. It’s my first proper go in about 45 years, and instead of losing myself in the moment, I’m obsessing about x-ray departments and fracture clinics. But I keep going because when it works it’s incredible. And …

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Who are the arrested drug lords?

BBC There are few photos of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada (left) and Joaquin Guzman Lopez “They look for him everywhere and the man is not even hidden” go the lyrics to a song by Los Tucanes de Tijuana, in honour of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada. The infamous 76-year-old drug trafficker, one of the three founders and, until now, leader of …

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Paris Olympics lift off with extravagant opening ceremony

The Paris Olympics kicked off with an extravagant opening ceremony on Friday night when an armada of boats carried 10,500 athletes along the Seine — the first outdoor version of the spectacle that was expected to be watched by a billion people. Earlier, a shadow was cast over the event by an act of criminal sabotage that hit France’s high-speed …

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‘Sobering’ report shows children at ‘significant risk of harm’

Sefton Council was rocked by the findings of a shocking 2022 Ofsted inspection which identified ‘widespread failures’ across its children’s services department Bootle Town Hall(Image: Andy Teebay) Children in Sefton are still exposed to ‘significant harm’, according to Ofsted’s latest monitoring visit. The report into the children’s services in Sefton highlights weaknesses in leadership, delays in implementing child protection protocols …

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