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Obesity Raises Severe Infection Risk, Speed Training Cuts Dementia Risk, AMA Launches Vaccine Safety Review, Notre Dame Study Reveals Brain Injury Insights, and more...

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(0:10): Study Links Obesity to 70% Higher Risk of Severe Infectious Disease Outcomes(2:24): Speed-Training May Slash Dementia Risk by 25%, Study Suggests(4:11): AMA Launches Transparent Vaccine Safety Review Amid Shifts in Federal Policy(6:35): Notre Dame Study Unveils New Insights into Brain Compression and Neuron Death(8:27): Quantum Leap: How Quantum Technologies Are Set to Revolutionize Industries and Daily LifeTo subscribe visit https://www.brief.news.For more updates in your inbox each morning visit www.brief.news. Image credit: Irish Medical Times

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