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New screening tool can assess cognition issues in older adults
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New screening tool can assess cognition issues in older adults

by Cleveland Clinic Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A self-administered screening tool, developed by Cleveland Clinic researchers, can effectively and efficiently assess cognition issues in older adults. A new study found that the simple test taken on a tablet computer before an annual physical is conducive to use in a primary care setting for detecting mild cognitive impairment, early Alzheimer’s...

New screening tool IDs 95% of stage 1 pancreatic cancer
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New screening tool IDs 95% of stage 1 pancreatic cancer

by University of California – San Diego EV isolation workflows using either Verita™ or ultracentrifugation methods. Credit: Communications Medicine (2022). DOI: 10.1038/s43856-022-00088-6 A novel screening platform has flagged more than 95% of stage 1 cancers, according to a pilot study published in Nature Communications Medicine. If validated by future studies, the approach offers a new way to detect...