A new blood test that can identify people at high risk of Alzheimer's disease a decade before symptoms emerge is reshaping how researchers think about early intervention, though gaps remain in who benefits from the breakthrough. The p-tau217 blood biomarker, presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in London and published simultaneously in JAMA, can […]
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IBM workers lose $400 million in company stock investment
IBM employees who invested heavily in company stock took a significant financial hit as the technology giant's shares declined in value. The workers collectively lost approximately $400 million through their investments in IBM stock, according to employee accounts and financial records. The losses underscore the risks of concentrating retirement savings and investments in a single […]
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Barrett tells Congress of security threats to justices, families
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett testified before the House Appropriations Committee about escalating security threats against federal judges, recounting a moment when her 12-year-old son asked why she needed a bulletproof vest. "I didn't expect that performing this service was going to put me in the position of explaining to my children what a […]
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Senate Democrats block Pentagon bill over Iran war costs
Senate Democrats mounted an unusual procedural stand against the National Defense Authorization Act this week, blocking advancement of what amounts to an annual spending authorization for Pentagon operations and weapons procurement. The $1.15 trillion bill encountered Democratic resistance during committee votes and on the Senate floor. Nine of 13 Democrats on the Senate Armed Services […]
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‘Bachelorette’ star Joe Amabile reveals early-stage brain tumor diagnosis
Joe Amabile, known as "Grocery Store Joe" from Becca Kufrin's season of "The Bachelorette" in 2018, announced he has been diagnosed with an early-stage glioma after undergoing a routine full-body scan. Amabile shared the diagnosis through an Instagram video, describing the discovery of a tumor roughly the size of a blueberry in his brain tissue. […]
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Norway celebrates World Cup quarterfinal run with massive homecoming parade
Norway's national soccer team received a homecoming celebration rivaling championship parades this week, with thousands lining the streets of Oslo to greet players on open-top buses as they paraded through the city center—despite being eliminated in the World Cup quarterfinals. The team's loss to England in extra time ended their tournament run, but it didn't […]
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Deputy U.S. Marshal fatally shot while serving arrest warrant in Louisiana
A U.S. Marshal was killed Monday afternoon while executing an arrest warrant in Alexandria, Louisiana. The incident unfolded around 3 p.m. in the Rutland Road area when members of the U.S. Marshals Service Violent Offender Task Force, working alongside Rapides Parish Sheriff's detectives, moved in to apprehend a wanted fugitive. An officer-involved shooting occurred during […]
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Dog’s accidental jump onto kitchen counter sparks Maryland house fire, kills 3 pets
A dog jumping onto a kitchen counter accidentally activated a toaster Friday evening, triggering a house fire in Belcamp that killed three pets, authorities said. Abingdon Fire Company crews arrived at the single-family home at 4319 Foxglove Court shortly after 5:30 p.m. and brought the blaze under control within about 20 minutes. The owners were […]
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Texas Southern University’s Economic Impact Report Shows $1.6 Billion Annual Contribution
Texas Southern University's newly released economic impact report, drawing on 2023-2024 institutional data, quantifies the university's annual contribution to the Greater Houston region at $1.6 billion. The analysis examined direct spending across university operations, student expenditures, visitor activity, construction projects, research initiatives and alumni earnings. It identified 15,676 jobs supported across the university's service territory. […]
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Blood Test Could Bring Accurate Alzheimer’s Diagnosis to Primary Care
A landmark real-world study presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in London suggests that blood-based biomarker testing could fundamentally reshape how Alzheimer's disease is diagnosed across care settings. The research, which tracked 1,310 patients and 165 physicians across Swedish clinical settings, found that primary care physicians using blood test results achieved diagnostic accuracy rates […]