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Medical News Today
July 15, 2026
The latest research has identified 14 potentially modifiable risk factors for dementia, including diabetes, obesity, physical activity levels, and social isolation. A new study has found differences in dementia risk factors across regions of the world. Researchers also found global similarities in certain risk factors that tend to cluster in similar patterns.

AP News
July 10, 2026
Scores of people in the United States have been sickened by a parasite commonly linked to contaminated fresh produce that can cause weeks of watery diarrhea. But there are ways to protect yourself and still enjoy summer’s bounty of fruits and vegetables. The exact source of one of the nation’s largest outbreaks in years of cyclospora infections is still not known. And it can be hard to figure out what food sick people had in common because sometimes it’s a single ingredient that might be common in multiple recipes — like basil or cilantro. Luckily cyclospora infections are generally treatable with antibiotics and rarely cause serious complications. And there are ways to avoid getting it altogether. Click to learn tips for reducing the risk.

Medical News Today
July 8, 2026
A new study suggests that older adults with a quicker natural walking pace showed better cognitive function and healthier brain measures than those who walked more slowly. A declining walking speed may serve as an early warning sign of cognitive decline, making gait a potential tool for tracking brain health. The researchers note that walking requires complex coordination among the brain, nerves, and muscles, making it a strong overall indicator of healthy aging. However, while the findings suggest walking speed may help identify those at higher risk of cognitive decline, they do not prove that intentionally walking faster prevents dementia.

Medical news Today
June 16, 2026
Researchers at the University of Cambridge recently developed the world’s first vaccine designed by artificial intelligence (AI) and successfully tested it in humans. The vaccine was created to protect against viruses in the sarbecovirus family, including both SARS and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID. To achieve that, scientists used AI to analyze multiple coronaviruses to create a “super antigen“. With this super antigen, they were able to target the common features of viruses in the coronavirus family and, in a sense, future-proof the vaccine against current and future coronavirus mutations.

Medical News Today
May 30, 2026
Chronic stress, depression, cardiovascular disease, fragmented sleep, and aging are all associated with a higher risk of dementia, but scientists have not yet discovered exactly why. Now, a review outlines that all these factors may link to disruption of a sleep-dependent brain rhythm that helps clear ‘waste’ from the brain. The author suggests that sleep coordinates brain chemistry, blood vessel movement, and cerebrospinal fluid flow to support the brain’s nightly cleaning processes. Heart rate variability, which is closely linked to the rhythmic cleaning processes, shows promise as a non-invasive way to identify those at increased risk of cognitive decline.

MedPage Today
May 28, 2026
Exposure to traffic-related gases was associated with increased chronic rhinosinusitis risk, a case-control study showed, supporting a role for pollutants beyond particulate matter. Each standard deviation increase in exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2, from high-temperature fuel combustion) at one’s home address averaged over 5 years correlated with more than double the odds of chronic rhinosinusitis (adjusted OR [aOR] 2.32, 95% CI 1.09-4.93) independent of demographics, smoking history, use of steroid medication, and comorbidities.