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Mar 2026
Parents struggle when teens gain control over health decisions at 16
When young people reach the age of 16, parents no longer have access to their child’s health information. For many families, this change comes unexpectedly.
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Mar 2026
Blood test marker p-tau217 helps detect early dementia risk in cognitively healthy older women
A long-term study of 2,766 women in the Women’s Health Initiative Memory Study found that higher baseline plasma p-tau217 levels were associated with a greater risk of developing mild cognitive impairment or probable dementia.
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Mar 2026
Review explores how generative AI could support precision oncology decision-making
A narrative review examines how generative AI tools such as large language models and vision-language models could assist precision oncology by interpreting genomic data, matching patients to clinical trials, and synthesizing complex clinical information. The authors emphasize governance, human oversight, and retrieval-based safeguards to ensure these systems are deployed safely in cancer care.
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Mar 2026
Long-term study reveals lifelong challenges for children with single-ventricle heart disease
Children born with single‑ventricle heart disease, a rare and serious heart defect, often undergo multiple surgeries in their first years of life.
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Mar 2026
High medical debt leads to significant delays in routine and preventive care
Medical debt is associated with deferred dental care, medical care, and mental health care, even among people with health insurance, according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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Mar 2026
Japan's famous matcha could reduce sneezing in people with nasal allergies
There's now another reason to love Japan's famous matcha: a study in mice suggests that the green tea powder could reduce the need to sneeze in people with nasal allergies.
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Mar 2026
Simplified nanoparticles "educate" the immune system to find and destroy disease-causing cells
Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have developed a simplified version of biodegradable nanoparticles that can "educate" the immune system to find and destroy disease-causing cells throughout the body.
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Mar 2026
Dual-positive hybrid cells linked to shorter survival in advanced breast cancer
An enigmatic type of circulating tumor cell called a dual-positive (DP) cell is associated with shorter survival time in patients with advanced breast cancer, according to a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian.
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Mar 2026
Maternal antibodies protect newborns from severe E. coli infections, study finds
A multi-center study led by researchers at Cincinnati Children's sheds surprising new light on why some newborns become severely ill from Escherichia coli infection, but others do not.
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Mar 2026
How the aging gastrointestinal tract drives age-related cognitive decline
We become forgetful as we age. This is often seen as a universal truth, but in fact it is far from universal: some people remain incredibly sharp at 100 years old, while others experience memory loss starting in middle age.
