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“A multimodal sleep foundation model for disease prediction.” Published January 06, 2026, Nature Medicine. nature.com/articles/s41591-0…
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For those interested in learning more about Pathways to Longevity: Science and Strategies in Pursuit of a Longer, Healthier Life* Harvard Medical School’s first Special Health Report dedicated to longevity, for which I served as medical editor, you can find the announcement here:
lnkd.in/p/gSvSVTJJ
More at barzilaiconsulting.com/
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Most people stretch the front of their shoulders. The tightness stealing your posture is in the back.
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This cross-body stretch can restore ~20° of internal rotation in people with posterior tightness. (studies on posterior capsule stiffness)
Benefits:
• Lengthens the rear deltoid, infraspinatus, and teres minor
• Gently mobilizes the rhomboids and mid-traps
• Reduces stiffness in the back of the shoulder capsule
• Breaks the desk → forward shoulders → stiffer capsule cycle
Front stretches feel good. The back of the shoulder is what actually locks you up.
Before your next walk or after sitting too long:
1. Keep the working shoulder down (no shrugging)
2. Pull the arm across your chest
3. Press gently above the elbow and hold 20–30 seconds each side
Which side feels tighter for you — right or left?
#ShoulderMobility
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📢Last call! This is the final week to nominate for 2026 #UNIATF Awards. Nominations close on Saturday, 31 October 2026.
Do you know a ministry, city or organization making a real difference in preventing and managing 🫁 chronic #respiratory diseases while tackling the health impacts of #airpollution?
The @WHO World Health Organization and the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on NCDs #UNIATF want to hear about inspiring examples of action, innovation and cross-sector collaboration.
This year’s awards spotlight organizations that are:
🌱 Driving sustainable policy solutions
🤝 Bringing health, environment, transport, energy and urban planning together
💡Demonstrating innovative approaches and measurable impact
⚖️ Addressing health inequities and supporting marginalized communities
🚀 Mobilizing partnerships and resources for lasting change
Awards will be presented in three categories:
✅Ministries of Health and government #health agencies
✅Non-health government bodies, including #city authorities
✅NGOs, research institutions and foundations
Don’t miss your chance. Nominate them before Saturday!
Deadline: 31 October 2026. Submit nominations to [email protected]
Winners will be announced at the 80th World Health Assembly in May 2027.
Let’s celebrate the people and organizations turning bold commitments into healthier, cleaner and more equitable communities.
Nominate here uniatf.who.int/about-us/news…
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Streamlining tasks such as prior authorizations, prescription refills, and EHR inbox management through smarter workflows and automation can improve efficiency and help reduce clinician burnout.
#healthcare #digitalhealth
Every doctor can get bogged down with an endless daily to-do list consisting of everything from pre-authorizations and prescription refill requests to handling in-box messages from the patient portal, and endless electronic health record tasks.
These critical (but often invisible) tasks done “behind the scenes” usually take place before patients arrive in the early hours of the morning or at home late into the night — and are drivers of both burnout and exhaustion, with much of this non-patient work spilling into weekend and weeknight hours. mdsc.pe/47CtfkL
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10,000 views! 🎉
It's gratifying to see so much interest in the science of aging. I really enjoyed my conversation with @DarshanShah_MD about an intriguing question: Can we slow aging, and perhaps someday reverse it?
Thanks to everyone who has watched and joined the discussion.👨⚕️
“Can We Reverse Aging?” is our episode title. My answer: not yet with today’s science. Maybe someday.
I joined @DarshanShah_MD to discuss slowing aging and extending healthy lifespan.
I hope you’ll watch the full conversation. Thanks for your support!
youtu.be/P5053hkoXU8
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Watch the universe emerge from the dark ages, with Lumina.
The new simulation tracks dark matter, galaxies, stars, and cosmic structures over the universe’s first 2 billion years, in greater detail and volume than ever before.
news.mit.edu/2026/watch-univ… – at San Diego, CA
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Laparoscopic−assisted versus purely transanal Soave procedures for Hirschsprung disease in children aged ≤ 4 years: an age−stratified retrospective study #some4pedsurg #some4surgery link.springer.com/article/10…
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Chromosome crowding shapes spindle geometry.
nature.com/articles/s41556-0… – at San Diego, CA
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This is another important clue. Quinolinic acid is an NMDAR agonist and therefore would increase neuroinflammatory conditions through Grin2a.
Quinolinic acid promotes reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, excitotoxicity via NMDA receptor activation, and neuronal death (M N Perkins and Stone, 1983; Santamaria et al., 2001; Sumit et al., 2015). NMDA receptor activation has been reported to potentiate microglial activation in vitro (Kaindl et al., 2012). One can speculate that by inhibiting KMO action, there is reduced quinolinic acid (Giorgini et al., 2013) and therefore less interaction with the LPS response.
Kynurenine pathway metabolic balance influences microglia activity: targeting kynurenine monooxygenase to dampen neuroinflammation - PMC share.google/S5dLvoWSF8RrtUu…
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In a world where machines can do almost everything,
what does it mean to be an oncologist?
#ESMO26 showed us longer survival.
But the decision still belongs to the human.
AI processes the data.
Empathy, context, and “what is right for this patient” still belong to us.
@myESMO @grok @OncoAlert
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Three years ago today, I went public with @agingdoc1.
The original announcement on my professional website is no longer online, but the story leading up to it is still here.
If you’re curious about the thinking behind this channel and how it developed from its beginnings in 2000 to that announcement in 2023, open the post below and scroll up.
I am going public today...
Here’s why: barzilaiconsulting.com/49
Kind regards💕,
Agingdoc - David Barzilai MD PhD 🧑⚕️
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Is “moderate” #alcohol drinking really safe? A new analysis in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs confirms it is not.
Drinking an average of 14 drinks a week (two a day) was associated with a 1 in 25 lifetime risk of dying from 🍺 alcohol-related causes. At around seven drinks a week, the risk was about 1 in 1,000. It rose sharply above one drink a day, for both men and women.
The researchers found no protective effect of #alcohol at low levels. Even about one drink a day was linked to higher risk of death from #cirrhosis, oral and oesophageal cancer.
These are population-level estimates, not individual predictions.
doi.org/10.15288/jsad.25-004…
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The use of biological age and artificial intelligence in health care | @Nature_NPJ
nature.com/articles/s41514-0…
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Predicting 130 conditions from one night is broad; validation across devices, populations, and repeated nights will show whether these signals generalize beyond standard risk factors. Explore the evidence with a biomedical literature review at sciqst.com.
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Why Low Testosterone Isn’t Just About Getting Older: New U.S. Army Findings Point to Belly Fat
Key Points:
▶️ Age was not associated w/a steady decline in testosterone.
▶️ Gold-standard body fat measurements (DXA scan) more strongly explained changes in testosterone.
▶️ Waist size, an accessible & practical measurement, captured testosterone levels just as well as DXA.
▶️ Maintaining testosterone levels w/age may support a longer life in good health.
nad.com/news/why-low-testost… @chidambara09 @FarmerJeff252 @_atanas_ @Mangan150
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One night of clinical sleep recordings helped AI predict future dementia risk
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AI predicted risks for 130 health conditions from one night of clinical sleep recordings.
Can a single face photo help predict cancer survival?
New study @LancetDigitalH suggest that facial features encode both physiological ageing and imminent mortality risk, showing that consumer-grade photographs carry multiple physiological #health signals.
An #AI foundation model was trained on more than 40 million face images, including photos of people with cancer.
Among about 38,000 #cancer patients, those whose faces looked at least five years older than their actual age had a 21% higher risk of death, after adjusting for age, sex and cancer type.
Of patients whose estimated biological #age was more than 20 years above their real age, 21% died within 90 days. The model focused mainly on the area below the eyes and around the nose.
thelancet.com/journals/landi…
