The flattening of the incidence of cancer with older age (75+) is distinct compared with cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, attributed to multiple factors (biological, diagnostic, and statistical)
@erictopol
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LinkGevity Launches Clinical Trial to Prevent Kidney Disease
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On @LinkGevity
's potential of extending lifespan via blocking cell necrosis and their recent review article; first clinical trial planned to prevent kidney disease in high-risk individuals https://
thetimes.com/uk/science/art
icle/longevity-drug-linkgevity-j2bkv8hs5
… @CarinaCarlaKern https://
nature.com/articles/s4138
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Mattress Sensor Detects Health Issue Before Smartwatch
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Agree. It should have been detected by the smartwatch but, at least in this case, the mattress sensor was the first to pick up CHB
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Smartwatch and mattress sensor diagnose complete heart block
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How a mattress sensor and smartwatch confirmation led to a patient's diagnosis of complete heart block and need for a pacemaker @NEJM https://
nejm.org/doi/full/10.10
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Dr Chatbot China telehealth consults media coverage analysis
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When the title is "Dr Chatbot is popping up all over China" but the article is about telehealth consults @TheEconomist
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CD8+ T Cells Immunotherapy Melanoma Cancer Treatment Research
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For successful immunotherapy to kill cancer cells, CD8+ T cells (in blue) get into pockets (antigen rich) on the surface of the tumor (here melanoma, in brown) https://
cell.com/cell/fulltext/
S0092-8674(25)01089-X
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US Government Cuts Cancer Research Funding at NCI
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The US government support of cancer research via @theNCI has been severely cut.
And of June 2025, "There were 181 individual terminated NCI funded grants, with a total award amount of $640,867, 956 https://
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamao
ncology/fullarticle/2841870
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AI Reduces Atherosclerotic Plaque Inflammation Without Calcification
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Thanks. Not calcified per se, but yes for reducing inflammation and amount of atherosclerotic plaque burden
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AI Advances Enable Durable Remissions in Autoimmune Disease Treatment
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More on one of the most importance advances vs autoimmune diseases, achieving durable remissions and cures https://
nature.com/articles/d4158
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Genetic Enhancement Funding Under Scrutiny for Ethical Concerns
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“These people are not working on genetic diseases. They are either lying, delusional, or both. These people armed with very poorly deployed sacks of cash are working on ‘baby improvement.’”— @UrnovFyodor