In a new dementia report published in The Lancet journal by researchers who are part of The Lancet Commission, two new modifiable risk factors have been identified: high cholesterol after 40 and untreated vision loss. In 2020, these same researchers determined 12 modifiable risk factors that are known to put folks at higher risk of developing dementia. Researchers determined these two new risk factors by looking at recent meta-analyses and studies on the topics; they looked at 14 papers on vision loss and 27 on high cholesterol. Your primary care doctor should also be proactively working to help you control the risk factors — like high cholesterol and high blood pressure — whether that’s through medication, diet or exercise. But someone who is diagnosed with dementia or mild cognitive impairment can benefit from managing these risk factors, too.

Family Beef is our family advice column at HuffPost Family. To have someone you love decide they don’t want to continue being in contact is hard enough without having to miss your grandkids, too. AdvertisementBut, that said, I’m going to give you a little bit of tough love, along with some moral support and advice from experts. And, of course, you’re still worthy of love, support and connection, even if you’re in conflict with the people you love most. So in that sense, yes, there may be ‘nothing you can do’ to change their mind and engage again.

The warnings from prominent voices within the MAGA world about AI adoption are coming as President Donald Trump works to aggressively expand the industry in a high-stakes race against China. Advertisement“I don’t think we are doing enough to protect workers,” Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo. Julia Demaree Nikhinson via Associated PressAdvertisementOn this issue, MAGA populists are strikingly aligned with progressive critics of AI. “The concern of mass unemployment, it seems kind of nuts,” Baker told HuffPost. “If your concern has been mass unemployment, then you must also think those other things [are true], and I don’t hear a lot of people saying that,” Baker said.

David Harbour and Millie Bobby Brown as Hopper and Eleven in Stranger Things' final season NetflixWe’ll admit that when we first heard that Netflix was going one step beyond its usual tactic of dragging out the release of its tentpole shows by splitting the fifth and final season of Stranger Things into three separate parts, we rolled our eyes a little bit. When are the next episodes of Stranger Things season 5 released on Netflix? It was previously announced that the next three instalments of Stranger Things were being released globally on Christmas Day, with the feature-length finale then following on New Year’s Eve. Will Stranger Things season 5 really be the end of the show? Bosses have already lined up one spin-off, the animated series Stranger Things: Tales From ’85, which will premiere on Netflix next year.

But once all that festive fun is over, you might suddenly find yourself with a hole in your viewing schedule. Stream it on: NowNew Year’s EveAdvertisementYeah alright, this might seem like a bit of an obvious choice, but we could hardly leave it off our list, could we? An ideal watch if you’re spending the New Year with your chosen family, and love a musical. Stream it on: NowWhen Harry Met SallyAdvertisementThere are iconic romantic comedies and then there’s the game-changing When Harry Met Sally. Given how the story reaches its height at a New Year’s Eve party, it’s also the perfect warming and wholesome way to see in 2025.

Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi in the 2025 film Frankenstein NetflixIf there was an ultimate ranking of influential horror monsters, Frankenstein’s creature would surely be well up there. Even more so when Del Toro and his team were left with only nine weeks to recast and design the role. “We were about to shoot and I came out and was like [to Del Toro] ‘What do you think? AdvertisementGuillermo Del Toro had a very specific vision for the costumes in his film Frankenstein Ken Woroner/Netflix“It was all part of rebelling against the sea of black,” Hawley said. Del Toro was drawn to the location after discovering it was also used by horror genius Stanley Kubrick in his historical 1975 film Barry Lyndon – one of Del Toro favourites.

Some say the Pentagon is misreading military law to go after Kelly as a retired Navy fighter pilot. Service members are generally entitled to retirement pay after completing 20 years of active duty. AdvertisementVokey said Hegseth has personal jurisdiction over Kelly because Kelly is entitled to retirement pay. “The video simply described the law as it pertains to lawful versus unlawful orders,” the group said. “It did not suborn mutiny or otherwise encourage military members to disregard or disobey lawful orders issued to them.”AdvertisementFILE - The Pentagon is seen on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, in Washington.

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Ryan Reynolds took a candid look back at his Hollywood journey earlier this week. Buzz: Millie Bobby Brown Gives Update On Friendship With David Harbour After Bullying Claims“[Give me] an example of something that didn’t work out for you?” Banikarim asked. Definitely that.”He then shifted to the films of his that didn’t exactly earn critical love or receive glowing reviews. He added that the movie is his son’s “favorite movie” of his, a detail that amused the audience even more. “They don’t say, ‘This producer’s movie flopped,’ or ‘This director’s [movie flopped].’ That’s me.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGA Food and Drug Administration official proposed new vaccine measures after linking the deaths of at least 10 children to the COVID-19 vaccine, according to an internal memo dated Friday and published by The Washington Post. “These deaths are related to vaccination (likely/probable/possible attribution made by staff),” wrote Vinay Prasad, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Vinay Prasad smiles for a portrait. Pneumonia vaccine makers will also have to show that their products reduce pneumonia rather than generate antibodies, according to the memo. AdvertisementThe Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the FDA, did not immediately respond to a request for comment from HuffPost.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGDEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Saturday, while a hospital said that Israeli fire killed two Palestinian children in the territory’s south. AdvertisementThe Health Ministry says the Palestinian toll is now 70,100. A girl carries bread as she walks past destruction left by Israeli air and ground operations in Gaza City Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. Hamas again urged mediators on Saturday to pressure Israel to stop what it called ceasefire violations in Gaza. AdvertisementA tent sheltering displaced Palestinians stands atop rubble left by Israeli air and ground operations in Gaza City Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025.

President Donald Trump’s turkey-day tirade left at least one GOP strategist in near disbelief. Melik Abdul appeared on CNN’s “The Arena” on Friday, where guest host Manu Raju asked him for his take on the two-part Truth Social post Trump made just before 11:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement“No, and I never do,” Abdul said, adding that Trump is “known to say things” that are “a bit inappropriate.”He then recalled his initial stunned reaction. Politics: Gavin Newsom Roasts Donald Trump Like A Turkey In Thanksgiving TrollThe conservative commentator narrowed in on one remark he found especially egregious. “Not Donald Trump, but what happens to the Republican Party?”Related...Read the original on HuffPost

“The other thing she’s doing is she’s elevated Scott Jennings’ platform to a position now where he has this tremendous podcast and he’s become a darling of the right,” Fanone added. “Scott Jennings does not deserve a platform!”Fanone also pointed out that Jennings regularly contradicts his own “relatively moderate views” from four or five years ago. Jennings called Trump an “authoritarian” in 2016 and said he “violated his oath of office” on Jan. 6. Fanone, seen here in 2021 being sworn in to testify on on the Jan. 6, 2021 attack. That’s not a debate for me.”He continued, “It’s not a debate for me to tell you about my experience on Jan. 6.

Andrew Wolfe, 24, was shot by Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national, on Wednesday in what’s been called an “ambush-style” attack. This combo from photos provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, show National Guard members, from left, Staff Sgt. AdvertisementThe shooting happened amid a months-long troop deployment ordered by President Donald Trump in August to assist in patrols. While the order expired a month later, troops remained in the city, patrolling and picking up trash. “She was like ‘people spit towards us, cuss at us, throw things at us, and we can’t do nothing.’ She couldn’t detain nobody.

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