The amyloid clumps in patients resemble those that are found in people with neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. The cause of the symptoms found in patients with long-COVID may be the amyloid clumps forming in the brain, similar to those found in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Long-COVID can persist for months after the infection…
Floodwater flowing through Penrith on Sunday, July 3. Source: Weather zone via @willf314159, Instagram. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has said that although weather is easing, parts of New South Wales are still at risk of major flooding. BOM has detailed that Hawkesbury and Nepean rivers are already experiencing major flooding with nearby Menangle and…
The data was claimed to be stolen from hacking into the Shanghai police department database. A hacker known only as “ChinaDan” has claimed he stole the personal information of 1 billion Chinese citizens from the police, one of the biggest data breaches ever if true. The data was apparently taken from the Shanghai National Police…
The last season of Australian Idol aired in 2009 and was cancelled the following year. Source: Network Seven. It was an institution in the early 2000s and now the famed singing competition is making its way back to TV screens after more than 10 years off air. Casting has already begun for the show with…
The man has not been found after getting a massive accidental overpay and disappearing with the money. A man in Chile received a monthly payment that mistakenly paid him 300 times his normal salary, which he chose to promptly run off with. The unnamed man worked for a frozen food giant called Consorcio Industrial de…
Above is Nicolas Toledo, the first shooting victim to be identified. Source: CBS News via Toledo family. Multiple people are dead and more injured after a 22-year-old man opened fire on a Fourth of July parade in a town outside of Chicago. More than 35 people were injured and six people confirmed dead including 78-year-old…