Former President Jimmy Carter Dead at 100Eichel scores shootout winner as Golden Knights top Flyers 5-4Efforts will continue in 2025 to stabilise and prevent further declines in China’s real estate market, China Construction News reported, citing a work conference held by the housing regulator on Tuesday and Wednesday. China will vigorously promote the reform of the commercial housing sales system, and expand the scope of urban village renovation beyond the addition of 1 million units, the report said. China will strictly control the supply of commercial housing, while increasing the supply of affordable housing to help solve the living problems of a large number of new citizens, young people and migrant workers, it said. Policymakers have stepped up efforts to revive the real estate by introducing new measures to encourage home demand after a government-led campaign to rein in highly leveraged developers triggered a crisis in 2021. Since September, measures aimed at encouraging homebuying have included cutting mortgage rates and minimum down-payments, as well as tax incentives to lower the cost of housing transactions. The real estate market has shown some momentum of stabilising, with home transactions in October and November seeing year-on-year and month-on-month growth for two consecutive months, said the conference. China’s home prices fell at the slowest pace in 17 months in November, supported by government efforts to revive the sector, official data showed. An official of the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission in December called for policy measures with direct impact on stabilising the real estate market to be adopted as soon as possible, with local governments getting greater autonomy to buy housing stock. Source: Reuters
( MENAFN - Caribbean News Global) Trinity College Dublin Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have collaborated with international partners to explore if societal inequality affects our brain. Their research paper is published in Nature Aging today, [Friday, December 27] by an international team of researchers from the Multipartner Consortium to expand dementia research in Latin America (ReDLat ), the Latin American Brain health Institute (BrainLat ), the GIobal Brain Health Institute (GBHI ) at Trinity College Dublin, and other centres across the globe. The study reveals a direct link between structural inequality – such as socioeconomic disparities measured by a country-level index (GINI) – and changes in brain structure and connectivity associated with aging and dementia. The study also sheds light on how societal inequities become biologically embedded, particularly in underrepresented populations across Latin America and the United States. Key findings First author Agustina Legaz, PhD from the ReDLat consortium , said: “Our findings emphasize the urgency of integrating not only individual social determinants of health into global brain health research but also macro-level exposome factors, such as social and physical variables. These findings pave the way for future studies exploring the biological mechanisms linking aggregate inequality to aging and neurodegeneration.” Dr Agustín Ibáñez, PhD, professor in global brain health at Trinity College, and director of BrainLat and corresponding author, added: “This research highlights the critical role of structural inequality in shaping brain health. Considering dementia rates rise particularly in low- and middle-income countries, our findings emphasize the need for targeted interventions to address the root causes of brain health disparities, which appear to be specific to each region.” The study calls for a multi-level approach to brain health equity , examining the biological embedding of other macro-level exposome factors beyond socioeconomic inequality . These may include variables such as democratic governance, air pollution, migration, climate change, and access to green spaces. Identifying and addressing these region-specific modulators could lead to targeted interventions that mitigate accelerated brain aging and reduce the dementia burden in disadvantaged communities. You can read the paper 'Structural inequality linked to brain volume and network dynamics in aging and dementia across the Americas' here , when the embargo has lifted. The post Societal inequality linked to reduced brain health in aging and dementia appeared first on Caribbean News Global . MENAFN29122024000232011072ID1109040094 Legal Disclaimer: MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.LOUISIANA TECH 85, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 79, OT