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Kennesaw State University November 25, 2025

Student, faculty researchers use AI to improve early detection and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease

Photo Above: Dina Xu Callaway [This article by Raynard Churchwell with photo by Darnell Wilburn first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission] Growing up, Dina Xu…

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Health & Wellness November 12, 2025

What the Air You Breathe May Be Doing to Your Brain

This article by Paula Span and Oona Zenda first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Paula Span and Oona Zenda November 12, 2025 For years, the two patients…

Health & Wellness November 11, 2025

Program teaches family caregivers how to recognize dementia in aging parents

ACAP (Adult Children of Aging Parents) Cobb & Cherokee, distributed the following press release about an educational program that will teach family caregivers how to recognize signs of dementia in…

Johaan Kathilankal Jis and Chloe Yixin Xie in front of computer monitor

Kennesaw State University July 27, 2025

Kennesaw State student and faculty use supercomputing to advance Alzheimer’s drug research

Johaan Kathilankal Jis and Chloe Yixin Xie (Photo credit: Matt Yung) [The following article by Raynard Churchwell was first published on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission] At…

Cobb County Senior Services building with article about Tim D Lee Center reopening

Cobb Senior Services July 1, 2018

Walk to End Alzheimer’s 2018

The annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s will be held October 13 at Kennesaw State University in the Sports and Entertainment Park. Registration will begin at 8 a.m., the ceremony will…

Pets and Pet Adoption November 27, 2025

“My name is Roosevelt, and I’m in need of a loving home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male brindle/white American pit bull terrier. The following information on this potential…

Pets and Pet Adoption November 27, 2025

“My name is Cocoa. Are you here to adopt me?”

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female grey domestic medium hair. The following information on this potential family…

Health & Wellness November 27, 2025

After Shutdown, Federal Employees Face New Uncertainty: Affording Health Insurance

This article by Phil Galewitz first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Phil Galewitz November 26, 2025 Larry Humphreys, a retired Federal Emergency Management Agency worker in Moultrie,…

Environment November 27, 2025

Dwindling numbers of wild turkeys across most of Georgia are ‘a real concern’

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 27, 2025 It’s a bad time to be a turkey in Georgia, even…

Business & Economy November 27, 2025

Treating love for work like a virtue can backfire on employees and teams

by Mijeong Kwon, Rice University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It’s popular advice for new graduates: “Find a job you love, and you’ll never work…

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