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Science and technology
A combination of omega-3 fatty acids and low-dose aspirin for six months significantly improved the results of standard non-surgical treatment for stage III-IV periodontitis.
Socium
People who were free of hypertension and diabetes and did not smoke by midlife lived, on average, almost 13 years longer without dementia than participants who had all three risk factors.
Ecology
Living in an area with a high proportion of private gardens may be associated with a slightly lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to researchers who analyzed data from over 423,000 participants in the UK Biobank.
Health care
On August 5, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Orzeyful, an oveporexton, for the treatment of narcolepsy type 1 in adults.
Clinical guidelines
The BMJ published a position paper from the UK National Screening Committee on the evidence needed to evaluate multi-cancer cancer detection tests. These tests attempt to detect signs of several cancers simultaneously from a single sample—for example, blood, urine, stool, or imaging data.