#Calculator can predict risk of being diagnosed with dementia

#Calculator can predict risk of being diagnosed with dementia

“#Calculator can predict risk of being diagnosed with dementia” You can count on Canadian researchers to build a calculator that can predict your chances of developing dementia. Researchers at the Ottawa Hospital, the University of Ottawa, the Bruyère Research Institute and ICES developed an online calculator empowering people over 55 to understand how they can…

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#UNESCO watching as Venice grapples with over-tourism

#UNESCO watching as Venice grapples with over-tourism

“#UNESCO watching as Venice grapples with over-tourism” VENICE, Italy — Away from the once-maddening crowds of St. Mark’s Square, tiny Certosa island could be a template for building a sustainable future in Venice as it tries to relaunch its tourism industry without boomeranging back to pre-pandemic day-tripping hordes. Private investment has converted the forgotten public…

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#Most Americans want supplemental unemployment checks to end: survey

#Most Americans want supplemental unemployment checks to end: survey

“#Most Americans want supplemental unemployment checks to end: survey” Most Americans believe the federal government’s $300-a-week sweetener to state unemployment benefits should end immediately, a new survey has found. Fifty-two percent of people believe the benefits should end now, with just 30 percent saying they should continue until their Sept. 6 expiration date and 16…

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#Massachusetts town forms reparations fund for Black residents

#Massachusetts town forms reparations fund for Black residents

“#Massachusetts town forms reparations fund for Black residents” A liberal Massachusetts town has created a fund that will be used to pay reparations to eligible black residents to “repair past harms” it committed against them or their ancestors. The Amherst Town Council voted 12-1 earlier this week in favor of establishing the fund, council clerk…

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