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People taking adult education classes run lower risk of dementia

Frontiers

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer Researchers analyzed health information on middle-aged and senior participants in the UK Biobank. These had been enrolled between 2006 and 2010, when between 40 and 69 years old. This held true for both Caucasian people and those of other ethnicities.

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New HIV diagnoses rose slightly in New York City in 2023, but testing efforts ‘may be working’

HEALTHBEAT

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here. New HIV diagnoses ticked slightly upward in New York City in 2023, but the estimated number of new infections fell, suggesting possible progress in HIV testing efforts, city health officials said Wednesday.