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Machine learning predicts who will decline faster in Alzheimer’s disease using routine clinic data
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (269+ words) By harnessing everyday clinical assessments, researchers demonstrate that personalized 12-month forecasts of cognitive and functional change in dementia can be achieved without expensive imaging or invasive testing. Across the Minder cohort, the average 12-month MMSE decline was -1.7 points (standard deviation…...
Living near nuclear power plants is associated with higher cancer mortality, national US study reports
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (542+ words) A sweeping national analysis suggests that counties nearer to nuclear power plants experience higher cancer mortality, raising urgent questions about long-term environmental exposure, aging populations, and the limits of proximity-based risk assessment. Study: National analysis of cancer mortality and proximity…...
How zinc deficiency could worsen heart inflammation and what that means for patients
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (624+ words) New research suggests that zinc does far more than support immunity, revealing intricate molecular switches that may influence how the heart responds to inflammatory injury. Review: Zinc: A metallic shield against cardiac inflammation. Image Credit: Cagkan Sayin / Shutterstock Zinc (Zn)…...
Study aims to understand molecular origins of CTNNB1 neurodevelopmental syndrome
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (397+ words) On the occasion of Rare Disease Day, the Biofisika Institute (CSIC, EHU) presents the progress of a project aimed at understanding the molecular origin of CTNNB1 neurodevelopmental syndrome, a rare disease caused by mutations in the beta-catenin protein. Although fewer than…...
NIH grant funds evaluation of expanded Medicare Advantage benefits
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (289+ words) Today, more than half of older Americans receive their Medicare coverage through private Medicare Advantage plans. In 2020, that program made a sweeping policy shift, allowing those plans to offer supplemental benefits beyond traditional medical care, including groceries, meal deliveries, utilities,…...
Targeted PET/CT tracer improves early prediction of treatment response in rheumatoid arthritis patients
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (195+ words) Targeted PET/CT tracer improves early prediction of treatment response in rheumatoid arthritis patients'News-Medical Be the first to rate this article Targeted PET/CT tracer improves early prediction of treatment response in rheumatoid arthritis patients A new targeted PET/CT…...
Acoziborole receives positive opinion for single-dose sleeping sickness treatment
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (307+ words) The European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has granted a positive opinion to Acoziborole Winthrop (acoziborole) as a single-dose oral treatment for both early- and advanced-stage gambiense sleeping sickness in adults as well as in…...
Blood biomarker guides bladder-sparing treatment decisions for cancer patients
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (432+ words) Circulating tumor DNA, or ctDNA, can predict metastatic risk in patients who receive bladder-sparing treatment for muscle-invasive bladder cancer, but it is not a good predictor of local recurrence within the bladder, according to new data presented today by Fox…...
Genomic landscape and clinicopathologic significance of POLE mutant colorectal carcinoma
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (606+ words) Genomic landscape and clinicopathologic significance of POLE mutant colorectal carcinoma'News-Medical Be the first to rate this article Genomic landscape and clinicopathologic significance of POLE mutant colorectal carcinoma DNA polymerase epsilon catalytic subunit A (POLE) gene plays a crucial role in…...
Scientists announce launch of the Society for Brain Health
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (781+ words) Scientists announce launch of the Society for Brain Health'News-Medical Be the first to rate this article Scientists announce launch of the Society for Brain Health Scientists meeting at Center for BrainHealth during its annual BrainHealth Week conference announced the launch…...