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Scientists discover a surprising double benefit of exercise for Parkinson’s

A seven-year study found that people with Parkinson’s disease who were more physically active experienced slower declines in memory, thinking, and movement abilities. Those exercising more than eight hours per week showed almost no average cognitive decline, suggesting that staying active may offer important benefits as the disease progresses.

World

French hotels, souvenir shops benefit from pope business boost

Monday is the final day of Pope Leo'svisit to France and the trip has been marked not only by an outpouring of emotion from France's Catholics but also flurry of economic activity. The first figures are beginning to come in from the pope's trip, and unsurprisingly, they're showing a big boost in tourism activity related to his appearances - with hotels and restaurants in and around the cities he's visited getting a particular benefit.

Science

Irrigation’s climate benefit could equal 363 years of its own emissions

U.S. irrigation produces some greenhouse gas emissions, but new research suggests it prevents vastly more by allowing farmers to grow more food on less land. Without irrigation, replacing lost crop yields could require converting natural ecosystems into farmland, releasing an estimated 6.86 gigatons of greenhouse gases. That is equivalent to about 363 years of current annual U.S. irrigation emissions.