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Latest Alzheimer’s prevention research (2025–2026) emphasizes that a personalized, multi-domain approach—combining intensive exercise, brain-healthy diets (Mediterranean/DASH), and social engagement—can significantly reduce risk. Emerging, cutting-edge studies highlight that exercise strengthens the blood-brain barrier, and AI is accelerating discovery of treatments targeting amyloid plaque. 

 Studies indicate that the shingles vaccine, Viagra, and specific amino acids like arginine may 

help clear toxic plaque.

• The SMARRT study found that personalized coaching on diet, exercise, and sleep can significantly reduce memory loss in high-risk older adults.

 Aim for 30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise 5 days a week.

•   Follow the Mediterranean or DASH diets, which prioritize vegetables, fruits, and healthy fats.
•   Control high blood pressure, diabetes, and treat hearing loss.
•   Stay socially active and engage in consistent brain-stimulating activities. 

Data..

 

Exodus..

 

Over the weekend, Partnership for NYC CEO Steven Fulop warned that Wall Street firms — the city’s cash cows — are increasingly eyeing the exits to escape Mamdani’s “tax the rich” crusade.

JPMorgan Chase chief Jamie Dimon sounded similar alarms, noting that New York’s steep taxes and red tape have sparked a “large exodus” of businesses out of the city.
Wall Street powerhouse Apollo Global Management’s plans to locate a second US headquarters outside NYC is the latest example.

And all this on top of a new Bureau of Labor Statistics employer survey that flags the loss of 20,000 Big Apple jobs in 2025, even though the state and city comptrollers had both expected an increase of 40,000.

Following the 2020 Census, New York lost one seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, bringing its delegation down from 27 to 26. Florida gained one seat, increasing its delegation to 28.   Just a thought.

Idea..

 

Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has slammed President Donald Trump‘s new Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin for floating the idea to remove Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officers from sanctuary airports across the U.S.

Mullin, in an interview with Fox News on Monday, shared that the DHS wanted to work with cities that were willing to cooperate with the administration when asked if sanctuary cities could lose customs. “I’m gonna have to be forced to make hard decisions,” Mullin said, accusing the Democrats of wanting to defund the CBP.

A sanctuary city is a municipality that limits its cooperation with the federal/national governments to enforce the country’s immigration laws. Sanctuary cities in the U.S. include Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, San Francisco and more.  

On Monday, Newsom’s official Press Office handle delivered sharp criticism of Mullin in a post on X. “If you thought the economy was bad with Trump's war driving prices at the pump up,” the post said, “just wait until international travel is halted at some of the busiest airports in the world,” the press office said in the post, slamming the Trump administration for Mullin’s comments. “Talk about a stupid idea,” it said.

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Some wants ICE but not too ICE. Just a thought.

Bellies..

 

Neighbourhood..

 

Defund..

 

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Burning..

 

Socrates..

 

Socrates famously advised, "By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher". 

He argued that regardless of the choice—marriage or celibacy—one will eventually experience regret, framing it as a choice between marital bliss or the wisdom gained through hardship. 

 The core message is that all major life decisions carry inherent compromises and regrets, often leading to questioning the path not taken.

•  A Reddit post highlights that marriage brings either personal happiness (a good partner) or philosophical wisdom through enduring a difficult situation, as argued by a Quora user and another user.
• This advice is often cited as a humorous take on the existential dilemmas of life and the inevitability of regret, sometimes confused with Søren Kierkegaard's writings on similar themes, notes a Reddit thread. 
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• That was then, now is different. Just a thought.