As the rapid, unregulated development of artificial intelligence continues, the language people in Silicon Valley use to describe it is becoming increasingly religious.

As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

Tedros Ghebreyesus says over 770,000 children expected to suffer severe acute malnutrition this year - Anadolu Ajansı

His cuts will not just hurt vaccines

Analysis by independent researchers reveals the scale of the destruction

Women peacebuilders deserve funding, protection against violence and to have their alternative visions of peace taken seriously.

The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is eliminating its research and development arm and reducing agency staff by thousands of employees.

The feds had ruled that City Hall violated residents’ civil rights in a case involving the relocation of the General Iron scrap metal operator and a complaint over affordable rental units.

More people are being disappeared, abused and killed for standing up for their communities. And countries are working across borders to ensure nobody is safe.

Records reviewed by WIRED show law enforcement agencies are eager to take advantage of the data trails generated by a flood of new internet-connected vehicle features.

Background Dementia is associated with psychiatric symptoms but the effects of antidepressants on cognitive function in dementia are understudied. We aimed to investigate the association between antidepressants and cognitive decline in patients with dementia, and the risk of severe dementia, fractures and death, depending on antidepressant class, drug, and dose. Methods This is a national cohort study. Patients with dementia registered in the Swedish Registry for Cognitive/Dementia Disorders-SveDem from May 1, 2007, until October 16, 2018, with at least one follow-up after dementia diagnosis, and who were new users of antidepressants, were included. Antidepressant use as a time varying exposure defined during the 6 months leading up to dementia diagnosis or each subsequent follow-up. We used linear mixed models to examine the association between antidepressant use and cognitive trajectories assessed by Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores. We used Cox proportional hazards models to calculate the hazard ratios for severe dementia (MMSE score < 10), fracture, and death. We compared antidepressant classes and drugs, and analyzed dose–response. Results We included 18740 patients (10 205 women [54.5%]; mean [SD] age, 78.2[7.4] years), of which 4271 (22.8%) received at least one prescription for an antidepressant. During follow-up, a total of 11912 prescriptions for antidepressants were issued, with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) being the most common (64.8%). Antidepressant use was associated with faster cognitive decline (β (95% CI) = − 0.30(− 0.39, − 0.21) points/year), in particular sertraline (− 0.25(− 0.43, − 0.06) points/year), citalopram (− 0.41(− 0.55, − 0.27) points/year), escitalopram (− 0.76(− 1.09, − 0.44) points/year), and mirtazapine (− 0.19(− 0.34, − 0.04) points/year) compared with non-use. The association was stronger in patients with severe dementia (initial MMSE scores 0–9). Escitalopram showed a greater decline rate than sertraline. Compared with non-use, dose response of SSRIs on greater cognitive decline and higher risks of severe dementia, all-cause mortality, and fracture were observed. Conclusions In this cohort study, current antidepressant use was associated with faster cognitive decline; furthermore, higher dispensed doses of SSRIs were associated with higher risk for severe dementia, fractures, and all-cause mortality. These findings highlight the significance of careful and regular monitoring to assess the risks and benefits of different antidepressants use in patients with dementia.

NIH appears to be preparing to prohibit the awarding of new grants to institutions that have DEI programs or boycott Israeli companies

Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.

Estimates by European institutions and academics say over half a million non-combatants have died during the Tigray conflict as a result of a government blockade that kept out humanitarian aid

People impacted by the war speak out about their lives and how they will never be the same.

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