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Exposure to certain forms of air pollution is linked to an increased risk of developing dementia, according to the most comprehensive study of its kind. From a report: The illness is estimated to affect about 57 million people worldwide, with the number expected to increase to at least 150m cases by 2050. The report, which was produced by researchers at the Medical Research Council's epidemiology unit at the University of Cambridge involved a systematic review of 51 studies. It drew on data from more than 29 million participants who had been exposed to air pollutants for at least a year. Although air pollution has already been identified as a risk factor for dementia, the research, which is the most comprehensive study of its kind to date, found there to be a positive and statistically-significant association between three types of air pollutant and dementia.

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Horrifying police bodycam footage captured the moment Illinois mother Branda Nichelle screamed in terror as she realized her 10-month-old baby girl Syvlie had died under the care of her babysitter.

The latest version of systemd looks to be a big one, with substantial new functionality. More to love – right?

Like it or not, systemd is the industry-standard init system these days. A new release is coming, and it's a big one.…

YouTube star and children's entertainer Ms. Rachel has come out swinging against Hollywood by calling out celebrities over their silence on Gaza. 

Adam Sandler fans who have seen Happy Gilmore 2 received a shocking surprise when they tuned into the the new Netflix film on Friday.

Jonathan Creak, 51, screamed 'You need to die' as he slashed repeatedly as ex Rhiannon Creak. Arrested by police later that day, he laughed and said: 'You don't get much action.'

The man was not breathing and showing no signs of a pulse

Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh was jailed for 21 years in March 2022 after he pleaded guilty to conspiring to import class A and B drugs and money laundering offences in July 2020.

The grief and shock on the face of Hulk Hogan's wife Sky Daily was visceral as her loved ones held her close outside of her Florida home where the WWE icon suddenly passed.

The UK is home to some of the most distinctive accents in the world. Now, it seems even our pets aren't safe from picking up certain inflections.

The Internet Archive has received federal depository library status from California Sen. Alex Padilla, joining a network of over 1,100 libraries that archive government documents and make them accessible to the public. Padilla made the designation in a letter to the Government Publishing Office, which oversees the program. The San Francisco-based nonprofit organization already operates Democracy's Library, a free online compendium of government research and publications launched in 2022. Founder Brewster Kahle said the new designation makes it easier to work with other federal depository libraries and provides more reliable access to government materials for digitization and distribution. Under federal law, members of Congress can designate up to two qualified libraries for federal depository status.

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After a run of homecoming gigs in Manchester's Heaton Park, the rock and roll stars, fronted by Gallagher brothers Liam and Noel, will take to the stage at London's Wembley Stadium tonight.

Space is hard, especially for racks of fragile computer equipment

opinion  William Gibson's Neuromancer holds up well after 40 years. One of the cyberpunk novel's concepts was an AI housed in an orbital datacenter (ODC) above the Earth. Today, startup companies and venture capital firms are hoping to turn orbital datacenters into reality to enable AI, believing that free power from the sun and cooling using the emptiness of space will unlock the technology from its terrestrial-based shackles of electric bills and cooling water.…

Gomez, 33, and Blanco, 37, got engaged in December - after just a year of dating.

Lee Owens, 46 years, of no fixed address has been charged with two counts of murder and arson with intent to endanger life following the deaths of Eric Greener and Sheila Jackson.

Love Island's Harrison Solomon has said even his own mother told him off for his villa antics - as he has continued to shoot down critics after he hit out at Women's Aid.

Here Daily Mail unpacks the major revelations unearthed in the trove of newly-released police records about the Idaho murders.

A diagnosed psychopath has revealed the exact moment she saw Bryan Kohberger 's ego crumble during the sentencing hearing for killing four Idaho college students.

Many people are sick of the rain!