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New AI model predicts disease risk while you sleep

A poor night’s sleep portends a bleary-eyed next day, but it could also hint at diseases that will strike years down the road. A new artificial intelligence model developed by Stanford Medicine researchers and their colleagues can use physiological recordings from one night’s sleep to predict a person’s risk of developing more than 100 health conditions.

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New toothpaste stops periodontal pathogens

Researchers at the Halle branch of the Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI have identified a substance that selectively blocks harmful pathogens such as Porphyromonas gingivalis without affecting other bacteria.

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Abbott’s new Libre Assist app feature tackles a top need for people living with diabetes: in-the-moment food decisions

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Jan. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT), a leading healthcare company, today unveiled Libre Assist,1 a groundbreaking feature within the Libre app5 designed to help the millions of people living with diabetes in the U.S. better understand how the foods they eat affect their glucose levels. 1,2 Unlike traditional food logging apps that only give feedback after a meal is logged, Libre Assist1 helps people make informed mealtime decisions before they eat. Abbott is launching the new technology during CES 2026 in Las Vegas.

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