'You don't have to go anywhere!' Noel Gallagher is up for Las Vegas residency when he's older
Former Oasis rocker Noel Gallagher is up for taking up residency in Sin City and he loves the idea of living "in the hotel that you play at".
2023-09-13 17:21
Italy Fashion Billionaire Wants China Growth Outside Belt and Road
An Italian fashion billionaire who is opening a new shop in China almost every week says bowing out
2023-09-13 16:24
Sitting this many hours a day ‘rapidly increases’ dementia risk, study warns
Adults who spend a large part of their day engaging in sedentary behaviors are more prone to dementia, a new study finds. The research, published on Monday in the journal JAMA, found that people aged 60 and older who spend over 10 hours a day engaging in behaviors like sitting while watching TV or driving could be at increased risk of developing dementia. Scientists, including those from the University of Southern California say, the findings are concerning since Americans on average are sedentary for about 9.5 hours each day. In the study, researchers assessed the data from about 50,000 adults over the age of 60 who had wrist-worn accelerometers to measure their movement for 24 hours per day for a week. The individuals did not have a diagnosis of dementia at the start of the study, scientists noted. They then used a machine-learning algorithm to analyse the dataset of accelerometer readings and classify behaviors based on different intensities of physical activity. Using the AI system, scientists could differentiate between different types of activity and sleeping – providing an objective measure of the time each person spent engaging in different types of sedentary behaviors. After an average of six years of follow-up, researchers used hospital records and death registry data to determine dementia diagnosis, and found 414 participants had the neurological condition. Scientists then adjusted for factors such as age, sex, education level, race/ethnicity, chronic conditions, genetics as well as lifestyle characteristics like physical activity, diet, smoking and alcohol use, self-reported mental health. They found that sedentary behavior was linked with increased risk of dementia among the participants. However, they found that certain amounts of sedentary behavior was not associated with dementia. “We were surprised to find that the risk of dementia begins to rapidly increase after 10 hours spent sedentary each day, regardless of how the sedentary time was accumulated,” study author Gene Alexander from the University of Arizona said. “This suggests that it is the total time spent sedentary that drove the relationship between sedentary behavior and dementia risk, but importantly lower levels of sedentary behavior, up to around 10 hours, were not associated with increased risk,” Dr Alexander added. Researchers call for more studies to establish causality and whether physical activity can mitigate the risk of developing dementia. The findings, according to scientists, “should provide some reassurance to those of us with office jobs that involve prolonged periods of sitting, as long as we limit our total daily time spent sedentary”. Read More What it’s like having Menopause Brain in a millennial office Josh Duhamel and wife Audra Mari announce they’re expecting first baby together Woman warns not to ignore symptoms after hot flushes lead to leukaemia diagnosis Poor metabolic health ‘linked with 12% higher risk of dementia later in life’ Sleeping pill could reduce levels of Alzheimer’s proteins Daily aspirin dose can help prevent diabetes in older people, scientists say
2023-09-13 15:27
'It’s the biggest disappointment of our careers' Batgirl directors still devastated at movie's axing
'Batgirl' directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah are still devastated the movie was scrapped before being shown in theatres, and they are particularly disappointed that nobody could see Michael Keaton reprising his Batman role in their version.
2023-09-13 15:26
Fund Managers See Water Risk in Semiconductor Bets Being Mispriced
Investors in semiconductor stocks face a growing threat to industry valuations: a chronic shortage of water. For Abrdn
2023-09-13 11:45
'AGT' Season 18: Viewers compare Freedom Singers' Qualifiers act to 'bad middle school choir concert'
Freedom Singers sang 'Another Day in Paradise' by Phil Collins, which addresses issues such as homelessness
2023-09-13 10:49
Here's when 'AGT' Season 18 Episode 19 drops: Qualifier 4 results advance more contestants
Zion Clark, D'Corey Johnson and Kylie Frey, and more contestants performed in 'AGT' Season 18 Qualifier 4
2023-09-13 09:27
California Gets Ahead of SEC in Forcing Firms’ Carbon Disclosure
California state legislators passed a bill Tuesday that would leapfrog the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s efforts to
2023-09-13 05:56
T-Mobile to Buy Up to $3.3 Billion of Airwaves From Comcast
T-Mobile US Inc. said it would buy airwaves from Comcast Corp. for between $1.2 billion and $3.3 billion
2023-09-13 05:15
Why Do Goats Have Such Weird Eyes?
The shape of an animal’s pupils is a clue to its place in the food chain.
2023-09-13 03:29
Why Do Truck Drivers Say “10-4”?
“10-4” isn’t any quicker than saying “OK.” But it is a storied trucker tradition.
2023-09-13 03:27
Scientific Progress Goes 'Oink': Part-Human Kidneys Have Been Grown in Pig Embryos
Kidney transplants my one day get an assist from porcine vessels.
2023-09-13 03:26