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People with autism are at a much higher risk of developing dementia, according to a major new study.Researchers from Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, linked the rapidly growing condition to a four- to-eight-time higher risk of the memory-robbing disorder compared to the general population.The authors reviewed two studies: A 2019 study on ASD and dementia among autistic adults enrolled in Medicare and a 2021 study on the incidence of early-onset dementia among adults with ASD enrolled in Medicaid. They analyzed the data of 114,600 people 30 or older from 2008 to 2017 who had a diagnosis of ASD and ASD plus another…
By SABRINA PENTY Published: 05:30 EST, 2 January 2025 | Updated: 09:04 EST, 2 January 2025 Irish police are investigating the alleged sexual assault of a woman in her 90s suffering from Alzheimer’s disease by a fellow hospital patient. A middle-aged man was arrested after he was seen by another patient on the ward allegedly getting into the elderly woman’s hospital bed on Wednesday, December 18.Hospital staff intervened and he was removed from the facility the next day, when he was arrested by gardai and taken into questioning. According to the Irish Independent, the suspect said he was confused about the woman’s…
By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 17:08 EST, 2 January 2025 The pound hit its lowest level against the US dollar for nearly nine months yesterday as figures showed a ‘winter chill’ descending on UK manufacturers after Labour’s Budget.Sterling fell more than a cent to less than $1.24, its lowest since April 23, as purchasing managers’ index (PMI) data showed the sector shrinking at its fastest pace in 11 months.Confidence has plunged to its worst in two years after Rachel Reeves’ gloomy rhetoric about the economy and her £25billion raid on employer National Insurance (NI) Contributions.Firms are now scrambling to cut…
Ariana Grande anticipates there will be a larger conversation to be had about her Wicked character Glinda’s sexuality after the release of the second film later this year.The actress, 31, delved into the topic of Glinda’s sexuality once again in a new interview with Variety, after she was previously accused of ‘queerbaiting’.Grande was joined by her co-star Cynthia Erivo, 37, who plays the Wicked Witch of the West Elphaba, and shared she believed Glinda and Elphaba are ‘in love with each other’ but that it’s ‘platonic.’ When asked to clarify her recent comments about Glinda being ‘a bit queer’, Grande shared, ‘I think…
Tens of millions of Americans are unable to access Pornhub amid a fight over privacy laws.Pornhub’s parent company, Aylo, has blocked people in 17 states from visiting the adult site due to new age-verification laws.The 17 states, all based in the South or Midwest, recently began requiring users provide state-approved identification, such as a passport or driver’s license, to prove they are over 18 to access content.States first started introducing the legislation in 2023 due to growing political concerns over minors viewing inappropriate online material. But Pornhub and other critics argue that the age verification requirement violates user privacy and puts their…
NHS managers’ salaries have soared by more than £1.1 billion, despite repeated failures to hit targets, the Mail can reveal.While staff numbers in the health service in England have swelled by 10,000 in a decade, 1,150 fully qualified GPs have left in the same period.And as the army of managers grows, hospitals and ambulances routinely fail to meet performance targets on waiting lists, cancer treatment and response times.It comes as a damning survey revealed that 83 per cent of Britons have major concerns about the state of the health service and don’t think Labour’s plans will fix it. Health Secretary Wes…
While official reports of eerie drone-like UFOs dropped over the holidays, New Jersey residents are still coming forward with bizarre encounters.Two witnesses in Manalapan Township, for example, videotaped a bus-sized, 25- to 50-foot-long black triangle UFO that they saw ‘pull off a high g [force] maneuver over a residential area’ just days before Christmas.The sighting, which lasted at least one minute, ended with the object zooming ‘in the general direction of McGuire [Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst]’ — matching a persistent pattern of ‘drone’ UFO incursions over US bases in recent years.Another New Jersey skywatcher recorded what they described as a classic ‘flying saucer’ with an…
Horrifying new details of how three members of a family attending a Christmas party were killed by a poisoned cake have been revealed for the first time.Zeli Silva Dos Anjos, 61, who baked the traditional Brazilian festive treat, was among seven people who attended a pre Christmas annual party on December 23 – but only four survived.Now MailOnline can reveal that there were two cakes baked for the party – and the family could have been spared if they had chosen to cut the second, safe cake instead of the one that turned out to be poisoned with arsenic.Other revelations,…
By LEOCCIANO CALLAO Published: 13:37 EST, 2 January 2025 | Updated: 13:41 EST, 2 January 2025 Caitlin Clark shared her theory about the decline in the NBA’s TV ratings and provided a potential solution.About two months into the 2024-25 season, the association has seen a significant dip in TV ratings with ESPN’s coverage down 28 percent through November 21, per Yahoo Sports.The Washington Post also reported that the overall ratings are down 18 percent compared to last year, with an average of 1.4 million viewers per game.In the latest episode of the New Heights podcast with Travis and Jason Kelce,…
The typical home increased in value by around £12,000 last year, according to Nationwide Building Society.It said the average house price rose by 4.7 per cent over the course of 2024, increasing from £257,443 to £269,426.However, Nationwide says prices remain just below the all-time high recorded in summer 2022, before mortgage rates spiked.Prices have risen consecutively for the past four months. December saw a 0.7 per cent per cent monthly rise, after taking account of seasonal effects, following a 1.2 per cent increase in November.The recent spike in prices is linked to buyers trying to beat the stamp duty changes…