Regular Exercise, Vitamins, Brain Training, Or A Healthy Diet Can't Prevent Dementia: Study

There is no method that has been proven to prevent the occurrence of dementia later in life, according to an analysis of numerous studies.

A team of researchers from the Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center wanted to see whether vitamins and supplements, brain training, prescription medications, or physical activity can help in preventing dementia.

The researchers wanted to analyze possible interventions for dementia because the number of dementia patients is expected to rise sharply as the population ages.

The team, however, found that none of the interventions was successful and nothing seemed to prevent the condition after analyzing four systematic reviews and their findings. The researchers published their paper in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.

Notable deaths of 2017 -- Hugh Hefner, Edith Windsor, Charles Manson,Tagbo, Jerry Sutol O, and others we lost this year

 

Beloved celebrities, athletes that transcended generations and innocent people gunned down in two of the most horrific mass shootings in modern United States history were all taken from us in 2017.

One of the first notable losses of the year came in January with the passing of legendary actress Mary Tyler Moore. The television icon who starred in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "The Dick Van Dyke Show" was one of the most beloved actresses in modern history. She was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in her early thirties and went on to become an advocate for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Female pioneers who helped shape our history were lost this year, including Clare Hollingworth, a veteran war correspondent widely known for breaking the news that WWII had started, died at the age of 105 in January.

Norma McCorvey was also among the year's deaths. She was the person behind the anonymous "Jane Roe" in the landmark Roe v. Wade case, which ultimately led to the legalization of abortion in the United States in the 1970s. McCorvey eventually split from pro-choice activists and joined the pro-life movement to advocate against abortion, despite her role in its legalization.

Amber alert issued for Houston baby after mother stabbed to death

Authorities have issued an Amber Alert for an infant girl in Houston who was reported missing after her mother was found fatally stabbed. Police initially believed the infant girl was with her father, but Houston police said later that they had found the father in San Antonio, but the 6-week-old baby was still missing.

Houston police said Thomas Bernardez "stated he was not involved in the murder."

Pastor to give money from sale of 709-carat "Peace Diamond" to the poor

An African pastor's miracle discovery of a massive uncut diamond has just been sold at auction so the community leader can bring clean water and medical supplies to his village, CBS Denver reports. The 709-carat "Peace Diamond" was discovered in the village of Koryardu in March.

The diamond's owner, Pastor Emmanuel Momoh, vowed to sell the gem in order bring the struggling village the relief it needed.

"The Peace Diamond will greatly improve the lives of our people as it will bring clean water, electricity, schools, medical facilities, bridges and roads to our villages and the Kono District," Momoh said in a statement, obtained by Forbes.

After an initial offer for the world's 14th largest diamond was rejected by Sierra Leone's government in May, the stone went back on the auction block and sold for $6.5 million in New York on Dec. 4. The hefty price tag, which is actually $1.3 million less than the offer in May, was paid by British jeweler Graff Diamonds.

Eric Lefkofsky: One Of The Most Unique Entrepreneurs Of Our Time

Eric Lefkofsky is a Jewish-American entrepreneur who is the co-founder and CEO of Tempus. It was his desire to help people who suffer from cancer that motivated him to take part in Tempus, which is a company that has made it its mission to change the way that cancer is dealt with. They are continuing to do so and have already done so by creating a database of information that draws from the treatment of previous cancer patients. In doing so, new patients can receive better focused treatment because their physicians have the kind of information in their hands that allows them to make decisions based on solid scientific data rather than taking shots in the dark.

World 100m champion Justin Gatlin caught up in fresh doping scandal involving his coach and agent

Anti-doping and athletics chiefs are investigating claims that members of world 100 metres champion Justin Gatlin’s team offered to sell performance-enhancing drugs .

The Athletics Integrity Unit and the US Anti-Doping Agency are seeking urgent answers from Gatlin’s camp after it was claimed his coach Dennis Mitchell and agent Robert Wagner offered to supply testosterone and human-growth hormone to an undercover reporter.

The Daily Telegraph newspaper alleged that, in an undercover investigation, Mitchell and Wagner had offered to supply banned drugs for an actor training for a film.

Undercover reporters visited Gatlin's Florida training camp and they claim the pair offered to supply and administer testosterone and human growth hormone.

22-year-old mauled to death by her pit bulls while taking them for a walk

A 22-year-old Virginia woman was mauled to death by her two pit bulls while taking them for a walk near her home. They then stood guard over her body after killing her.

Bethany Lynn Stephens was taking her dogs out for a walk in Goochland, in the US state of Virginia, when they attacked her. Bethany’s dad called the emergency services at 8pm on Thursday after she hadn’t returned from walking the dogs. Then he went looking for her in the area where she often walked the dogs and found the disturbing scene. Bethany was found with horrific head and throat injuries while the dogs stood guarding her body aggressively.