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MINNESOTA-based Medtronic has agreed to acquire neurovascular technology company Scientia Vascular for US$550m. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/p04VBCC #AgeTech #HealthTech #Longevity #MedTech #Innovation

Osteoporosis drugs may lower dementia risk, with a study suggesting one widely used treatment could help prevent Alzheimer’s and related dementias. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/LFfVsF1 #DementiaRisk #Osteoporosis #HealthyAgeing #MedicalResearch #Prevention

Routine blood pressure checks could help flag dementia risk, according to two studies tracking changes in blood vessel stiffness over time. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/KwbNzNw #DementiaRisk #HeartHealth #BrainHealth #Hypertension #HealthyAgeing

A prebiotic fibre supplement may ease arthritis pain and improve grip strength in people with knee osteoarthritis, a study suggests. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/epgQCuc #GutHealth #ArthritisResearch #HealthyAgeing #NutritionScience #Osteoarthritis

An NHS diabetes drug costing as little as 2p a tablet could cut prostate cancer risk by more than a third, a study suggests. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/ACo88ac #ProstateCancer #Metformin #CancerResearch #MensHealth #HealthyAgeing

MemoryAid, a phone-like device for dementia care, has shown positive trial results and is due to launch to the public this year. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/FKjYAqn #DementiaCare #AgeTech #AssistiveTechnology #HealthyAgeing #Independence

An Alzheimer's mutation may delay disease onset by about 20 years in people otherwise expected to develop memory loss in their mid-40s. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/fDcLjHp #AlzheimersResearch #BrainScience #LongevityResearch #Neuroscience #HealthInnovation

A trial is enrolling men with stress urinary incontinence to test a new implant, after regulators in the US and France cleared the study. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/yvNtKMA #Urology #MedicalDevices #ClinicalTrials #HealthInnovation #AgeTech

A daily multivitamin may modestly slow biological ageing over two years, though the effect appears small and any health benefit remains unclear. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/FXlEUJi #BiologicalAgeing #HealthyAgeing #NutritionScience #LongevityResearch #Wellness

A daily multivitamin may slow biological ageing by about four months over two years, an analysis of the COSMOS trial suggests. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/aLkE08f #HealthyAging #Multivitamins #Epigenetics #ResearchNews #WellnessScience

An Alzheimer's device firm has raised US$105m to support authorisation and launch plans for a treatment that uses light and sound. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/wnks8xF #AlzheimersTreatment #Neurotech #MedTech #BrainHealth #Innovation

Smart knee implant data showed lower revision surgery and infection rates than traditional implants, with fewer physical therapy visits after surgery. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/i79Z3Fc #SmartKnee #MedTech #Orthopedics #DigitalHealth #SurgeryInnovation

A mole rat gene inserted into mice extended lifespan and improved health, findings that may point to new ways of supporting healthier ageing. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/dPbRp9K #Longevity #AgingResearch #Genetics #Healthspan #BiotechInnovation

Alzheimer's AI can predict the disease with nearly 93 per cent accuracy using more than 800 brain scans, researchers say. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/adxf5fr #Alzheimers #AIHealth #BrainScience #EarlyDiagnosis #HealthInnovation

A vision implant firm has raised US$230m as it seeks approval in Europe and the US for a device that restored sight in a small clinical trial. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/3JKp4xL #VisionRestoration #AgeTech #BCI #MacularDegeneration #HealthInnovation

Radiology AI may improve workflows and patient care, but the technology also brings challenges for radiology departments, research suggests. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/vL68xM5 #AI #Radiology #HealthcareInnovation #MedicalImaging #WorkflowOptimization

About seven hours’ sleep a night may help lower the risk of insulin resistance, a condition that can lead to type 2 diabetes, research suggests. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/YmCM7bq #SleepHealth #DiabetesPrevention #HealthyAging #MetabolicHealth #Wellbeing

An AI tool could help identify Alzheimer’s disease around two years earlier by analysing signals already recorded in patients’ clinical records. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/nNgjy43 #Alzheimers #AIinHealthcare #EarlyDetection #HealthTech #DigitalInnovation

AI smart lights in care homes were linked to up to 75 per cent fewer hospital visits after falls, according to an NHS evaluation. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/kHH1mp0 #DigitalCare #AICare #FallsPrevention #HealthTech #CareHomes

Some AI cancer tools analysing tumour images may rely on visual shortcuts rather than genuine biological signals, according to new research. 🔗 Full story: buff.ly/OMglnOd #AICancer #HealthTech #Pathology #MedicalAI #CancerResearch