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With the number of Alzheimer’s cases increasing, the medical community needs treatments for this disease now more than ever. One experimental drug, lecanemab, has been hailed by some experts as the treatment we have all been waiting for. But just how much hope should we place in lecanemab? In this Special Feature, we ask Alzheimer’s disease experts to explain how exactly lecanemab works, side effects, and what the most realistic perspective on this drug is. More than 55 million people around the world have dementia — a group of diseases that affect the way a person’s brain works. Between 60%…

The shadow of an imminent trade war over green subsidies is looming large at a high-level EU-US summit taking place on Monday.Two vice presidents of the European Commission – Margrethe Vestager and Valdis Dombrovskis – are meeting at the University of Maryland with their US counterparts to discuss and deepen cooperation on economic matters of common interest.The format, known as Trade and Technology Council (TTC), was launched last year to reset transatlantic relations after the fraught Trump years, which saw both sides slapping commercial tariffs on each other.Although not a main item on the official agenda, one contentious topic threatens to overshadow the…

Passengers on flights within the European Union (EU) will soon be allowed to use mobile phones without enabling aeroplane mode.The European Commission has ruled that airlines can provide 5G technology onboard in addition to allowing mobile data.This should mean passengers are exempt from using flight mode on phones, although details on how this will work have not been released.The changes will mean travellers can make phone calls, text and stream videos.Why do passengers have to enable aeroplane mode on flights?Air passengers in the EU are currently requested to turn off mobile phones or enable flight mode for the whole journey.This…

It’s the season for gift-giving. I usually choose the easy path by giving gift cards, but I’ve discovered there can be problems along the easy path. Two Amazon gift cards I purchased didn’t reach their intended recipients. Amazon replaced one rapidly, but the other had been stolen and used. I’m still waiting for a resolution on that one. This year will likely be the last I give Amazon gift cards unless or until Amazon shifts to store credit. It’s too easy to lose the cards, and the postal service is less than dependable these days. I planned to get people…

Brussels Reuters  —  Belgium began proceedings on Monday in its largest ever trial to determine whether 10 men played a part in the Islamist suicide bombings in Brussels in 2016 that killed 32 people and injured over 300. More than six years after the attacks, presiding judge Laurence Massart will confirm on Monday the identity of all parties to the case, including the defendants and lawyers representing around 1,000 people affected by the attacks claimed by Islamic State. She will then address the jury, selected from a pool of 1,000 Belgians last week in a process lasting 14 hours. The…

Staff from the European Union’s external border agency could soon be deployed at non-EU borders in the Western Balkans as part of a plan to curb irregular arrivals from the region, the European Commission announced on Monday.”The number we have right now in the Western Balkans is around 500 personnel from Frontex deployed already but today they’re only deployed at the border between the Western Balkan partners and the EU external borders,” Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson told reporters.”With a new mandate, it will be possible to deploy also internally so to say, between two different Western Balkan partners,” she…

London CNN Business  —  The United Kingdom faces a “lost decade” of growth if action isn’t taken to address slumping business investment and worker shortages, a leading business lobby group has warned. In a bleak economic forecast published on Monday, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said that three quarters of companies are struggling to find the skills and workers they need. It urged changes in government policy, including a more flexible immigration system and tax breaks to boost investment. “Britain is in stagflation — with rocketing inflation, negative growth, falling productivity and business investment. Firms see potential growth opportunities…

CNN  —  England soccer star Raheem Sterling is returning home from the World Cup in Qatar after intruders broke into his family home. Surrey Police told CNN on Monday that it is investigating a report of a burglary at an address in Oxshott, Leatherhead after the occupants returned home from an international trip. They contacted police just before 9pm on Saturday to report that a number of items of jewelery, including watches, had been stolen. “Officers attended the address later that night and returned to speak to the occupants this morning,” said a police statement. “At this time it remains…

Immune cells called microglia ingest infected and damaged cells in the brain.A new study suggests that microglia can also inhibit the buildup of a toxic protein in the brains of people with preclinical Alzheimer’s and slow their cognitive decline. Drugs that activate microglia may therefore help to slow the disease in its early stages.However, other research hints that microglia may become harmful in later stages of the disease.Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain disorder that impairs a person’s memory and thinking skills. In its later stages, the condition severely affects their ability to carry out simple everyday tasks. It is…

Once again, Copenhagen’s Tivoli gardens is filling the festive season with joy and light. And we mean, lots of light.Set in the heart of Denmark’s capital, the pleasure garden first opened in 1843 and is now Europe’s fifth most visited amusement park (Disneyland Paris takes the top spot).“From the beginning, it was about entertainment and people enjoying themselves with the culture, amusements and festivities. And that’s what we are today also,” says Park Director, Kasper Schumacher.Tivoli’s Christmas celebrations started back in 1994 with a few market stalls. And by 1997 it had become the showstopper we know today, with more festive…