Carly Mallenbaum

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Illustration: Shoshana Gordon/AxiosAs Boulder parents face expensive child care options, new polling suggests cash incentives alone aren't enough to change minds about having kids. Why it matters: The Trump administration has floated a $5,000 "baby bonus" to boost births, but just 4% of adults on the fence about parenthood nationwide say that money would sway them, per a new BabyCenter poll shared with Axios.

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More than 7 million American seniors now live with Alzheimer's disease — the highest number ever recorded, according to 2025 data shared in a new Alzheimer's Association report. Why it matters: As Alzheimer's diagnoses rise, the federal funding for medical research that's critical to preventing and treating it is at risk of being cut. State of play: Over 17,300 Californians die from Alzheimer's every year, but addressing cognitive decline early can help stave off the disease.

3 weeks ago | axios.com | Carly Mallenbaum

Illustration: Rebecca Zisser/AxiosSan Francisco coffee shops are still milking the oat trend. The big picture: Nationally, oat milk isn't hot anymore. Instead, creamer is king with nearly one in three past-day coffee drinkers using it in their coffee, according to the National Coffee Association's Spring 2025 report. Whole milk was the most popular non-creamer coffee addition. Meanwhile, fewer than 1% opted for oat milk, per NCA data.

3 weeks ago | axios.com | Carly Mallenbaum

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/AxiosAmerica is embracing whole milk — on its own, in yogurt and even in baby formula. Why it matters: Fat is no longer seen as the dietary enemy. What they're saying: "We've seen a gradual trade up among dairy milk consumers, from fat free to skim, and skim to reduced fat, and reduced fat to whole fat," Chris Costagli, VP of food insights for the marketing research firm NIQ and a dairy industry veteran, told Axios. "Consumers have started to embrace healthy fat.

3 weeks ago | axios.com | Carly Mallenbaum

Data: NIQ; Chart: Axios VisualsIn SF, lactose-free and -reduced dairy milk sales have grown by about a third from 2021 to 2024, per NielsenIQ data. The big picture: It's these lactose-sensitive cow's milks that are driving dairy's overall comebackZoom in: Lactose-free milk Fairlife, which is filtered to have high protein and low sugar, surpassed $1 billion in annual retail sales in early 2022. It also broke ground on a new production facility last year, and has a major TikTok presence.