Surgeons are refining stomach cancer operations with techniques designed to preserve part of the stomach, reduce reflux and dumping syndrome, and help patients maintain better nutrition and more normal eating after treatment.
A new scientific review highlights overlapping extracellular-vesicle signals in aging and cancer, suggesting that tiny cellular packages carrying RNA, proteins and other molecules may help connect chronic inflammation, senescence and tumor biology.
Christopher Sepúlveda began experiencing seizures and losing developmental skills at age 2. A sleep-related EEG abnormality led doctors to diagnose rare DEE-SWAS epilepsy; he is now 15 and has been seizure-free for years.
Researchers analyzing 27,003 adults found that those consuming the most beans and bean products had 33% lower odds of CKD, while the highest soy isoflavone intake was linked to 30% lower odds.
Researchers studying nearly 9,000 people in Sweden found that occupational exposure to petroleum-derived lubricants was associated with 38% higher odds of multiple sclerosis, with stronger associations after longer exposure.
Scientists developed a brain-connectivity score that identified Alzheimer’s-like and SuperAger-like patterns in cognitively healthy adults. Those with more Alzheimer’s-like patterns later showed faster decline and greater amyloid accumulation.
Researchers analyzed autobiographies written by 180 Catholic nuns around age 22 and found that those expressing more positive emotions had substantially lower mortality decades later, with lifespan differences reaching about 10.5 years in some measures.
