Can Nose Picking Raise the Risk of Alzheimer’s and Dementia?

Whether you admit it to anyone else or not, most people pick their noses.1 A study published in 2022 in Scientific Reports2 found an association between nose-picking and a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Nose picking is common in other primates as well. In 2015, a photographer captured a picture of a bearded capuchin monkey… Read More: Can Nose Picking Raise the Risk of Alzheimer’s and Dementia? »

1 in 5 Young Adults Dies From Excessive Alcohol Consumption

Recent research1,2 looking at deaths attributable to excessive alcohol consumption in the U.S. has found rates are trending upward. Between 2015 and 2019, 1 in 5 deaths (20.3%) in the 20- to 49-year age group was related to excessive alcohol intake. Expanding the age group to 20- to 64-years of age, alcohol related deaths were… Read More: 1 in 5 Young Adults Dies From Excessive Alcohol Consumption »

New survey: Embracing the hybrid cloud tops the list of IBM mainframe customers’ modernization strategies

83% of mainframe customers plan to modernize, 46% will do so using hybrid cloud Crawley, UK, November 16, 2022 – New research suggests the majority (83 per cent) of IBM mainframe customers are planning to modernize their mainframe systems. The most popular modernization strategy (mentioned by 46 per cent) is embracing hybrid cloud – keeping… Read More: New survey: Embracing the hybrid cloud tops the list of… »

Ultraprocessed Food Linked to Early Death

Eating ultraprocessed foods is a significant cause of premature death, according to researchers with the University of São Paulo in Brazil.1 The study is only the latest to find that consuming these synthetic concoctions full of vegetable (seed) oils, sugar and chemical flavorings, colorings and preservatives is wrecking human health, longevity and well-being. Previously, meta-analyses… Read More: Ultraprocessed Food Linked to Early Death »