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A survey of older Americans found that 79% would want to know if they were in the early stages of Alzheimer's, and 92% said that if diagnosed, they would probably or definitely want to take a drug that could slow down the progression. The results may indicate a recent shift in openness toward testing and treatment.

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  • Science

More and more older Americans want to know their Alzheimer's status, survey finds

A survey of 1,700 Americans 45 and older found that 79% would want to know if they were in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.

April 30, 2025
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  • Jon Hamilton
The LCP Chemicals Superfund Site, Feb. 7, 2024, Brunswick, GA.

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  • Health

Still more to learn about human exposure to toxic contaminants in Brunswick

A report from Emory University scientists shows some people in the Coastal Georgia city have been exposed to toxic chemicals left over from Superfund sites.

April 30, 2025
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas

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  • Your Health

How to keep violent porn out of your home and away from your kids

Kids – even some young kids – are being exposed to an unprecedented amount of pornography online and a lot of it is violent and misogynistic.  There are tools parents can use to block this content.

April 30, 2025
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By:
  • Michaeleen Doucleff
Coty Raven Morris conducts the combined Rose and Thorn Choirs singing an African piece called "Modimo" at the <a href="https://www.pdx.edu/arts/events/from-the-dust1"target="_blank"   >From the Dust</a> concert performed at First Congregational Church in Portland in November, 2023.

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  • Health

In order to have conversations -- start by singing

To foster equity and community, people gather several times a year to sing together in Portland, Oregon. The woman behind this effort has twice been nominated for a Grammy in music education.

April 29, 2025
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  • Katia Riddle
Sen. Warnock speaking at the National Head Start Association Conference.

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  • News

Head Start faces possible total federal funding cuts in Georgia, U.S.

Early childhood development program Head Start is the latest group facing federal funding cuts — and it could affect rural areas and working families most.

April 29, 2025
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  • Amanda Andrews

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  • Global Health

What Trump's first 100 days has meant for these truck drivers and sex workers

In Zambia, truck drivers and sex workers have high rates of being HIV positive —- and are at high risk of contracting the virus. Here's how they have been affected by the administration's policies.

April 29, 2025
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By:
  • Gabrielle Emanuel,
  • Rebecca Davis,
  • and 1 more
A group of people monitor wastewater in Fulton County, Georgia

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  • Health

Database helps track community levels of infectious disease using wastewater monitoring

In the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, scientists realized the virus was shed in high quantities in wastewater, even though COVID-19 is a respiratory disease. Now, multiple pathogens are tracked.

April 29, 2025
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  • Ellen Eldridge

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  • Health

The government suggests defunding the 988 suicide hotline for LGBTQ+ youth

A leaked budget proposal shows that the federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ+ youth through the 988 crisis line.

April 29, 2025
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By:
  • Rhitu Chatterjee
Adelaide Tovar, a postdoctoral geneticist at the University of Michigan, prepares cell samples in a science laboratory on campus. Tovar is one of about 200 young scientists who will lose research funding because the Trump administration abruptly ended the National Institute of Health's MOSAIC grant program. (Mike Hawkins)

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  • Health

As a diversity grant dies, young scientists fear it will haunt their careers

The Trump administration defunded the National Institute of Health's MOSAIC grant program, which launched the careers of scientists from diverse backgrounds.

April 28, 2025
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  • Brett Kelman
Georgia State University's School of Public Health hosted it's third Public Health Research Day on April 17, 2025.

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  • Health

Research at Georgia universities has already taken a hit. What could be lost?

Institutions across the spectrum for research expenditures are scaling back and reassessing to prepare for cuts by the federal government.

April 28, 2025
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  • Sofi Gratas

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  • Health

Financial stress can damage your mental health. These steps may help

With people losing their jobs and the stock market rocky, there's a lot of financial anxiety right now. Research shows how you approach it can be key to protecting your mental and physical health.

April 28, 2025
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By:
  • Katia Riddle
Danielle Waterfield was fired, rehired and fired again from her job at CHIPS for America, part of the Department of Commerce. Now, she fears her health insurance was cut off weeks ago, even though she was told otherwise.

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  • Politics

Fired, rehired, and fired again: Some federal workers find they're suddenly uninsured

Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care coverage was cut off weeks ago, even though they were paying their premiums.

April 26, 2025
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  • Andrea Hsu
Plumpy'Nut bars manufactured at the Edesia Nutrition plant in Rhode Island. Has the "ready-to-use therapeutic food" — credited with an 80 to 90% recovery rate among malnourished children — been caught up in the U.S. aid cuts?

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  • Global Health

Where's Plumpy'Nut? A lifesaving food for malnourished kids is caught up in U.S. cuts

It's a "ready-to-use therapeutic food" that's had remarkable success in treating malnourished kids. The State Department says it's still available. Factories and field workers have a different view.

April 25, 2025
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By:
  • Jewel Bright,
  • Gabrielle Emanuel,
  • and 1 more
Angeline Murimirwa of Zimbabwe has really racked up kudos for her work as head of CAMFED, a charity that has enabled millions of girls in five African countries to stay in school — and thrive with the help of mentors. Murimirwa is one of <em>Time</em> Magazine's 100 most influential people of 2025. Above: She accepts an award at Rihanna's 3rd Annual Diamond Ball in 2017.

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  • Global Health

Angie Murimirwa: From hiding in the bathroom to Time's most influential people list

A kid whose parents couldn't afford school fees is now an "icon" on Time magazine's 2025 list — recognizing her work as CEO of Camfed, a charity that gives millions of girls a chance for an education.

April 25, 2025
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By:
  • Marc Silver
Escherichia coli or E. coli is a part of family of bacteria that are commonly found in the human gut. Scientists found that a toxin the bacteria release is linked to some cases of colorectal cancer.

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  • Health

Damage from gut bacteria may play a role in the rise in colon cancer in young adults

Scientists have a new clue in the mystery of why younger people are getting more colon cancer. It may have to do with a toxin produced by a common gut microbe.

April 25, 2025
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  • Will Stone
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