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How might the discovery of plasma biomarkers for Alzheimer's in middle-aged people affect health policies and community support programs?

Alzheimer's disease has a long preclinical phase in which neuropathological changes, such as amyloid β (Aβ) and tau pathology, accumulate over many years.1 This preclinical phase provides an opportunity for earlier disease detection and interventions to prevent or delay dementia. Emerging blood-based biomarkers provide a minimally invasive approach to assess Alzheimer's disease-related pathology and show promising diagnostic and prognostic value in symptomatic individuals.2 However, performance of these biomarkers in cognitively unimpaired, middle-aged populations remains unclear

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Geopolitics

What steps can countries take to reduce tensions and promote peace in areas affected by conflict?

March 21 (Reuters) - Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that there needs to be an "immediate cessation" of what he described as U.S.-Israeli aggression to end the war and wider regional conflict, Iran's embassy in India said in an X post on Saturday. Pezeshkian spoke with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi by phone earlier in the day

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What are the benefits and risks of France participating in operations in the Hormuz Strait?

PARIS, March 17 (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron said France would never take part in operations to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, and that France was carrying on with work to prepare a coalition that could provide freedom of navigation once hostilities ended. "We are not party to the conflict and therefore France will never take part in operations to open or liberate the Strait of Hormuz in the current context," Macron said at the start of a cabinet meeting to discuss the conflicts in the Middle East

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What should be done to improve safety for civilians in conflict areas like Gaza?

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Mahmoud Issa CAIRO/GAZA, April 6 (Reuters) - An Israeli airstrike killed at least 10 people and wounded several others outside a school housing displaced Palestinians on Monday, health officials said, in the latest violence overshadowing the fragile U.S.-backed Gaza ceasefire deal. Before the strikes, some Palestinians had clashed with members of an Israeli-backed militia, who they said attacked the school in an attempt to abduct some people, medics and residents said

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Society

Don’t Count the Quad Out

The article explores the evolving dynamics of the Quad alliance, emphasizing its potential to adapt and remain influential in addressing geopolitical challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.

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