'EPIDEMIC OF LONELINESS'
In a New York Times op-ed, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy wrote that the U.S. needs to focus on its "epidemic of loneliness," and that half of Americans are lonely — including himself. He pointed out that some of the health risks of loneliness, such as depression, anxiety, heart disease, dementia, and stroke, make it comparable to smoking daily. He proposed a three-step process to help with the epidemic: invest in social infrastructure, reconsider how we use technology, and strengthen our personal connections.
PREVENTING DEMENTIA
A new study shows that being bilingual can help prevent dementia. Researchers tested hundreds of older people on learning, memory, language, and decision-making and found that those who used two languages daily performed consistently better than those who knew only one language.
CANCER-DETECTING AI
Researchers and doctors at the National Health Service in the United Kingdom have built an artificial intelligence application that can detect cancer. According to new research published in The Lancet, the AI tool was developed using hundreds of lung scans from real patients, training it on the subtle differences between cancerous and non-cancerous growths that are often difficult to see with the human eye.
A new study from the American Academy of Pediatrics found that toddler milk has no nutritional benefits.
Australia's Kaylee McKeown broke the women's 50-meter backstroke world record on Friday at a World Cup event in Budapest, Hungary.
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen won the Formula One race at the Circuit of Americas in Austin, Texas.
Michigan State University has suspended an employee for allowing a picture of Adolf Hitler to flash on the Spartan stadium scoreboard.
Detroit police said Sunday there was no evidence that the fatal stabbing of a Detroit synagogue president was due to anti-Semitism.
Cheddar News checks in with your coast-to-coast weather forecast for Monday, Oct. 23, 2023.
Police Chief James E. White said Sunday that investigators were working with the FBI to analyze forensic evidence to piece together a timeline leading to Woll’s death. That included interviewing “individuals with information that may further this investigation."
A homeowner is mulling the next step after a company mistakenly demolished a home she owned in southwest Atlanta.
Venezuelans became the largest nationality arrested for illegally crossing the U.S. border last month, replacing Mexicans for the first time on record.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the U.S. is ready to protect American forces or personnel in the Middle East should the Israel-Hamas war escalate as they expect.
