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Smartphone tests spot cognitive decline faster than standard method

People with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are at higher risk of developing dementia. Indeed, many of them experience a gradual decline in cognitive performance over time. Smartphone- or tablet-based memory tests can capture this subtle decline more quickly than conventional testing. These findings come from a study by DZNE in collaboration with university hospitals in Germany, the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the United States, and the startup neotiv.

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Ultrasensitive blood test predicts head and neck cancer relapse months earlier

A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute has found that an ultrasensitive blood test called HPV-DeepSeek could help identify which people with HPV-associated head and neck cancer still had cancer cells in their bodies after surgery and may benefit the most from additional treatments. The results are published in Science Translational Medicine.

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Drug reduces the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, clinical trial finds

A clinical trial led by researchers from Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) and the Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC) compared the effectiveness of abatacept and hydroxychloroquine in preventing the development of rheumatoid arthritis in patients with palindromic rheumatism, an autoimmune disease that progresses to arthritis in approximately half of all patients.

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