Many Black and Latino families are navigating Alzheimer’s without access to the information, resources, and community support that can make the journey more manageable.
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Category: 4. Health
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The Alzheimer’s Crisis Is Hitting Black And Latino Americans Hardest
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Large-scale look at the exposome shows combined environmental exposures rival genetics in shaping human health outcomes
For decades, scientists have been carefully unraveling the role of genes in disease by examining how small variations in a person’s genetic code can shape lifelong risk of developing common conditions such as cancer, diabetes, or heart disease….
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Understanding the role of the protein PAX3 in cancer development
Paired Box 3 (PAX3) is a protein that plays a critical role in the formation of tissues and organs during embryonic development and can positively (and less frequently, negatively) regulate gene expression. While progress has been made to advance…
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'Happened so fast': UK students panicked by meningitis outbreak
Hundreds of masked-up students queued Wednesday to get vaccinated at the UK university campus at the heart of a deadly meningitis outbreak, as the number of cases rose to 20.
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Frequent brisk activity sessions are linked to better brain health and executive function
It’s no secret that exercise benefits both the mind and body, and it’s increasingly being recognized as a powerful tool for maintaining healthy brain aging. A new study in Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy says that just engaging in physical…
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Financial decline linked to faster memory aging in older adults
Worse financial well-being in midlife and older age—and especially declines over time—are associated with lower memory scores and faster cognitive decline, reports a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The…
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Why the early U.S. COVID-19 death toll may be 155,000 higher
The COVID-19 pandemic’s early death toll was much higher than the official U.S. count, according to a new study that spotlights dramatic disparities in the uncounted deaths.
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Combination treatment benefits patients with advanced breast cancer that has spread to the brain
Patients with leptomeningeal metastasis (LM) have historically had few treatment options. Now, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found a combination of targeted therapies, tucatinib and trastuzumab, plus the…
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Type 1 diabetes associated with higher risk of dementia
Having type 1 diabetes is associated with a higher risk of developing dementia, according to a study published March 18, 2026, in Neurology. Type 2 diabetes is also associated with a higher risk of dementia compared with not having diabetes. This…
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Two everyday fruits lower blood pressure and boost heart health
Most people try to incorporate some types of fruit into their diets, as they should. However, new research suggests two fruits in particular could play a meaningful role in overall heart health.
A team of researchers decided to test a simple idea:…
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