- Three of four cases of bladder cancer display mutations in the same gene
Mutations in a specific gene has been found consistently in regulatory elements at early development stages of urinary bladder tumors, suggesting the analysis of this gene in urine samples may be a diagnostic marker for this type of tumor.
- Screening for minor memory changes will wrongly label many with dementia, warn experts
A political drive, led by the UK and US, to screen older people for minor memory changes (often called mild cognitive impairment or pre-dementia) is leading to unnecessary investigation and potentially harmful treatment for what is arguably an inevitable consequence of aging, warn experts.
- Brain circuitry loss may be an early sign of cognitive decline
The degeneration of a small, wishbone-shaped structure deep inside the brain may provide the earliest clues to future cognitive decline, long before healthy older people exhibit clinical symptoms of memory loss or dementia.
