Medical Oddities: Brain Health, Sunny-Side Up

• by Teraya Smith

• May 5, 2026

Cell Aging May Predict Future Disease

Plasma proteomic models of more than 40 cell types were associated with incident Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, cancer,  and mortality across three large cohorts.

• by Andrea Surnit

• June 18, 2026

• 4 min

Side Effects: Sour Mouth, Lower BP

Acidic gum beat sugar-free at cranking out nitric oxide from beetroot juice — exactly backward from what test-tube studies predicted. Also this week: a sleep gene that ignores amyloid, and jackfruit sap moonlighting as a bone-building drug delivery system.

• by Kerri Miller

• June 23, 2026

• 7 min

Handwriting Kinematics Differentiate Cognitive Impairment

“Diagnostic differentiation emerged only under tasks imposing higher cognitive-motor demands.”

• by Kathryn Wighton

• June 1, 2026

• 3 min