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And China's customs department is suspending farm product import qualifications for several American companies. John Rewich, NPR News, Beijing.

And China's customs department is suspending farm product import qualifications for several American companies. John Rewich, NPR News, Beijing.

The study relied on health records of people in their 70s and 80s who lived in Wales in the UK. It found that those who received a shingles vaccine were about 20% less likely than people who didn't to be diagnosed with dementia during a seven-year period. The finding adds to the evidence that viruses that affect the nervous system can increase the risk of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.

The study relied on health records of people in their 70s and 80s who lived in Wales in the UK. It found that those who received a shingles vaccine were about 20% less likely than people who didn't to be diagnosed with dementia during a seven-year period. The finding adds to the evidence that viruses that affect the nervous system can increase the risk of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.

Shingles is caused by a herpes virus that can remain dormant in nerve cells for decades before re-emerging when age or illness weakens the immune system. The same herpes virus also causes chickenpox. Researchers don't know why the vaccine appears to reduce the risk of dementia. John Hamilton, NPR News.

Shingles is caused by a herpes virus that can remain dormant in nerve cells for decades before re-emerging when age or illness weakens the immune system. The same herpes virus also causes chickenpox. Researchers don't know why the vaccine appears to reduce the risk of dementia. John Hamilton, NPR News.

China says the exercises were staged as a warning to Taiwan's leader and others on the self-governed island who it says are seeking independence. Beijing considers Taiwan an inseparable part of China. Taiwan's President Lai Ching-de called China a foreign hostile force last month. China's military says the exercises practiced precision strikes, area denial, and blockades.

China says the exercises were staged as a warning to Taiwan's leader and others on the self-governed island who it says are seeking independence. Beijing considers Taiwan an inseparable part of China. Taiwan's President Lai Ching-de called China a foreign hostile force last month. China's military says the exercises practiced precision strikes, area denial, and blockades.

It's the latest in a growing campaign of drills and other Chinese military activity around Taiwan, seen as intimidating the island. The Chinese military also separately conducted live-fire strike drills in the East China Sea between Taiwan and Japan.

It's the latest in a growing campaign of drills and other Chinese military activity around Taiwan, seen as intimidating the island. The Chinese military also separately conducted live-fire strike drills in the East China Sea between Taiwan and Japan.

The State Department said China's military exercises and rhetoric exacerbate tensions and put the region's security and the world's prosperity at risk. John Rewich, NPR News, Beijing.

The State Department said China's military exercises and rhetoric exacerbate tensions and put the region's security and the world's prosperity at risk. John Rewich, NPR News, Beijing.

You showed me how a bizarre Catholic man who presents well but is deeply troubled on the inside... could navigate the entertainment industry.

You showed me how a bizarre Catholic man who presents well but is deeply troubled on the inside... could navigate the entertainment industry.

One of the greatest correlates to seeing what makes life great is whether or not you live in a society that has community and where people feel safe.

One of the greatest correlates to seeing what makes life great is whether or not you live in a society that has community and where people feel safe.

The system uses a brain-computer interface and artificial intelligence to bypass the damaged part of a patient's spine. That allows signals from the motor area of the brain to control the muscles in a person's hand. Keith Thomas, who is paralyzed from the chest down from a diving accident, says it also sends signals to his brain from sensors on his hand.

The system uses a brain-computer interface and artificial intelligence to bypass the damaged part of a patient's spine. That allows signals from the motor area of the brain to control the muscles in a person's hand. Keith Thomas, who is paralyzed from the chest down from a diving accident, says it also sends signals to his brain from sensors on his hand.

They hooked me up to the machine and I'm like... The system also stimulates the spinal cord when signals are going in either direction. This strengthens the remaining natural connections between the brain and body, even when a person isn't connected to the computer interface. John Hamilton, NPR News.

They hooked me up to the machine and I'm like... The system also stimulates the spinal cord when signals are going in either direction. This strengthens the remaining natural connections between the brain and body, even when a person isn't connected to the computer interface. John Hamilton, NPR News.