Health digest: reading, Alzheimer's, RSV, air pollution, IL-2, RNA

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Medical Xpress reports that reading for pleasure is linked to better mental health, greater empathy and lower dementia risk. Other Medical Xpress items describe microproteins in Alzheimer's research, a blood biomarker for lecanemab response, and a study finding RSV immunization 97% effective against infant ICU admission. Medical Xpress also reports that larger waist size may increase risk from ultrafine air pollution, that researchers reflect on 50 years of IL-2, and that hidden proteins in long noncoding RNA may offer cancer clues. STAT reports a federal judge halted a Trump administration pl

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  • Reading and cognition
    • Lifelong benefits reported
      • Medical Xpress: linked to better mental health
      • Medical Xpress: greater empathy, lower dementia risk
    • Range of reading
      • From Jane Austen to Heartstopper
  • Alzheimer's research
    • Microproteins in neurodegeneration
      • Medical Xpress: prior resources missed microproteins
    • Lecanemab response biomarker
      • Medical Xpress: blood biomarker tracks response
      • Lecanemab approved for early AD
  • RSV immunization
    • Infant protection
      • Medical Xpress: 97% effective against ICU admission
    • Program context
      • Free in two Canadian provinces
  • Air pollution risk
    • Waist size as risk factor
      • Medical Xpress: larger waist increases vulnerability
    • Ultrafine particles
      • Linked to heart disease, dementia, asthma
    • Study source
      • UConn and Tufts researchers
      • Published July 28 in AJPC
  • IL-2 anniversary
    • Discovery history
      • 1976 discovery by Robert C. Gallo
    • Impact on medicine
      • Medical Xpress: advanced retrovirology and immunology
      • Contributed to cancer treatment revolution
  • RNA and visas
    • Hidden proteins in lncRNAs
      • Medical Xpress: Hebrew University study
      • May offer clues to cancer progression
    • Visa cap blocked
      • STAT: judge halts four-year cap
      • Applies to grad students and postdocs

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