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Simple Blood Test Can Predict Dementia Risk in Women Decades Before Symptoms - ScienceAlert
health 2026/03/13 12:01:50

Simple Blood Test Can Predict Dementia Risk in Women Decades Before Symptoms - ScienceAlert

Diagnostic tests are continuing to get better at spotting the earliest signs of dementia, and new research suggests that a simple blood sample could help identify those at most risk, some 25 years before symptoms start showing.

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As colon cancer rises in younger adults, D-FW scientists uncover crucial clue - Dallas News
health 2026/03/13 11:02:55

As colon cancer rises in younger adults, D-FW scientists uncover crucial clue - Dallas News

A UT Dallas and UT Southwestern study found tumors in younger patients develop in scar-like colon tissue — changes that may occur before cancer forms.

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Mom, 41, with Stage 4 Colon Cancer Has ‘No Evidence of Disease’ After Life-Saving Transplant - AOL.com
health 2026/03/13 10:20:41

Mom, 41, with Stage 4 Colon Cancer Has ‘No Evidence of Disease’ After Life-Saving Transplant - AOL.com

“When a doctor tells you it’s stage 4, you think, ‘My life is over,'" said Amy Piccioli

PEOPLE
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Cognitive shuffling: The micro-dreaming game that helps you sleep - BBC
health 2026/03/13 10:00:00

Cognitive shuffling: The micro-dreaming game that helps you sleep - BBC

For over a decade, this image-based technique has helped people switch off their busy brains and fall asleep at night. How exactly does it play upon the mind?

BBC News
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The Shingles Virus May Be Aging You More Quickly - WIRED
health 2026/03/13 10:00:00

The Shingles Virus May Be Aging You More Quickly - WIRED

Evidence suggests reactivations of the varicella-zoster virus may accelerate aging and raise dementia risk. Now scientists want to know if vaccines and antivirals could help protect the brain.

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State fines Long Island neurosurgeon Dr. Salvatore Palumbo for falsely claiming to vaccinate his child - Newsday
health 2026/03/13 09:10:13

State fines Long Island neurosurgeon Dr. Salvatore Palumbo for falsely claiming to vaccinate his child - Newsday

In an interview, the doctor said he administered the vaccines to his son. “I’m pro vax.”

Newsday
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