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Website Helps Dementia Patients And Caregivers Bond, Reminisce

THURSDAY, April 23, 2026 Seniors with dementia can easily lose touch with the loved ones caring for them, straining even once-close relationships as memories fa

U.K. Plans To Ban Cigarette Sales for Future Generations

THURSDAY, April 23, 2026 The U.K. is taking steps to ensure young people can never legally buy cigarettes. Lawmakers approved a bill this week that will raise t

Drop in NIH Funding Delays Thousands of Studies

THURSDAY, April 23, 2026 Many scientists are waiting much longer than usual for research funding and some projects are now on hold. The National Institutes of H

988 Hotline Leads to Fewer Suicides Among Young People, Study Finds

THURSDAY, April 23, 2026 A nationwide mental health hotline saved more lives than expected. A new study found that suicide rates among young people dropped afte

Ketogenic Diet Cuts Proportion of Proinsulin Secreted in Type 2 Diabetes

For adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D), a ketogenic diet (KD) reduces the proportion of proinsulin secreted to a greater extent than a low-fat diet (LFD), accord

Video Game Training May Improve Guideline-Concordant Trauma Triage

A purpose-driven video game for emergency physicians may improve guideline-concordant trauma triage of seriously injured older adults, according to a study publ

Study Identifies Low Sensitivity of Standard, Modified Two-Tiered Testing for Lyme Disease

For patients with early infection with Lyme disease (LD), standard and modified two-tiered testing (STTT and MTTT) diagnostic algorithms have low sensitivity, a

AACR: Wildfire Smoke Exposure Linked to Lung, Colorectal, Breast, Bladder, Hematopoietic Cancers

Wildfire smoke (WFS) exposure is associated with an increased risk for certain cancers, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Ass

AACR: Study Looks at Predictors of UV Radiation Exposure in High School Students

For high school students, perceived higher costs of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) protection and greater tanning reward are independent predictors of lower sun-sa

American College of Physicians, April 16-18

In many incretin-based interventions, reductions in muscle-related indices exceed prespecified benchmarks, according to a review published online April 17 in th

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