Wednesday, November 30, 2022
The first drug to slow the destruction of the brain in Alzheimer's has been heralded as momentous.
The research breakthrough ends decades of failure and shows a new era of drugs to treat Alzheimer's - the most common form of dementia - is possible.
Yet the medicine, lecanemab, has only a small effect and its impact on people's daily lives is debated.
And the drug works in the early stages of the disease, so most would miss out without a revolution in spotting it.
No Moms Allowed
As the Taliban further limit what they can do, Afghan women and girls fear what could come next.
Word on the Streets
Security personnel in hazmat suits formed ranks shoulder-to-shoulder, taking cover under riot shields, to make their way down a street in the southern city’s Haizhu district as glass smashed around them, videos posted on social media showed.
In the footage – geolocated by Agence France-Prese – people could be heard screaming and shouting, as orange and blue barricades were pictured strewn across the ground.
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
"Gaslighting" isn't Merriam-Webster's 2022 word of the year, darling, you're just confused
A driver of disorientation and mistrust, gaslighting is "the act or practice of grossly misleading someone especially for one's own advantage." 2022 saw a 1740% increase in lookups for gaslighting, with high interest throughout the year.
Its origins are colorful: the term comes from the title of a 1938 play and the movie based on that play, the plot of which involves a man attempting to make his wife believe that she is going insane. His mysterious activities in the attic cause the house's gas lights to dim, but he insists to his wife that the lights are not dimming and that she can't trust her own perceptions.
Monday, November 28, 2022
This year Advent Zagreb returns shinier than ever!
The lighting of the first advent candle at Manduševac fountain on Ban Jelačić Square has signalled the start of the 2022-23 Advent in Zagreb.
Here’s something that can uplift your spirits, even just for a bit.
A blooper reel from 1991 showcases the fun times Robin Williams had with the popular character Elmo.
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Friday, November 25, 2022
How 'bin chickens' learnt to wash poisonous cane toads
But the native bird may have figured out how to overhaul its bad reputation.
It has developed an "ingenious" method of eating one of the only animals Australians hate more - the cane toad, a toxic and pervasive pest.
I See What You Did There
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Photo by Douglas P DeFelice/Getty Images
A fox squirrel caught on camera during the second round of the CME Group Tour Championship at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida.
Thursday, November 24, 2022
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