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The article examines the relationship between falls, chronic pain, and frailty among middle-aged and older adults in Yunnan Province, China, with a focus on ethnic minority populations.

This study leverages crowdsourced urban climate data to provide more inclusive and granular insights into urban heat dynamics, addressing gaps in traditional monitoring that often overlook marginalized communities. By harnessing freely available citizen science observations, the method supports the World Population Day theme of "To Leave No One Behind, Count Everyone," enabling more equitable and comprehensive data to inform sustainable urban development and climate resilience.

Despite global progress, maternal mortality remains high, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting the urgent need for strong leadership, increased investment in well-trained midwives, and equitable, culturally sensitive maternity care to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of reducing maternal deaths to less than 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030.

This study identified over 2,000 proteins in cerebrospinal fluid that change at different stages before Alzheimer's symptoms appear, revealing key biological processes involved in the disease. Using machine learning, the researchers developed highly accurate models to predict Alzheimer's biomarker status, clinical diagnosis, and future disease progression.