Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Dementia risk could be increased by too much 'good' cholesterol in the body
dailyrecord.co.ukDespite the moniker, 'good' cholesterol could increase your risk of dementia, according to new research.A study from Australia's Monash University has found a downside to HDL cholesterol.
The researchers report high levels are the result of a metabolic disorder - not diet - largely affecting people over the age of 75.High levels of 'good' cholesterol were found to increase their risks by around 42 percent.
The team says its findings may help doctors recognise a group of older patients who may be at risk of developing dementia.The study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific is one of the largest studies of elevated HDL-C levels and dementia in initially healthy older people aged mostly over 70.The Aspirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) study which was a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial of daily aspirin in healthy older people.
The results showed that the optimal level of HDL-C was generally beneficial for heart health.Over an average 6.3 years, the 18,668 participants with very high HDL-C at study entry were found to have a 27 percent higher risk of dementia compared to participants with optimal HDL-C levels, while those aged 75 years and older also showed a 42 per cent increased risk compared to those with optimal levels.The study's 2,709 participants with a very high HDL-C at study entry, with 38 incidents of dementia in those aged less than 75 years with very high levels, and 101 in those aged 75 and more with very high levels.First author and Monash University School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine senior research fellow Dr Monira Hussain said that further research was needed to explain why a very high HDL cholesterol level appeared to affect the risk of
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