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Social•Feb 21, 2026
Combined DNA and Methylation Analysis Reveals Colon Cancer Risks
By systematically assessing both DNA sequence variants and methylation, we're learning a lot more about risk of (and protection from) colon cancer @ScienceAdvances https://t.co/eA0Y0lrntr https://t.co/5iL4sg0rRC
By Eric Topol
Social•Feb 20, 2026
Monocyte IL‑10 Explains Sex Differences in Pain Duration
Sex differences in pain duration Finding interleukin-10 from monocytes as an/the explanation (in the experimental model and people) @SciImmunology https://t.co/fOsciwav7Y
By Eric Topol
Social•Feb 20, 2026
Nasal Mucosa Targeted for Universal Respiratory Vaccine
How to get a universal vaccine vs respiratory threats? Block via the nasal mucosa @ScienceMagazine https://t.co/IjCkbF05LB @NatRevImmunol https://t.co/2W7SZ1fHSR https://t.co/XcEzcMeXrB
By Eric Topol
Social•Feb 20, 2026
Cyborg Islet-Cell Implant Boosts Precision Diabetes Therapy
A cyborg pancreatic islet-cell implant takes the stem cell strategy to a new level of precision and potential future therapy for T1 diabetes @ScienceMagazine https://t.co/gkmsrzU1e4 https://t.co/qgegRPlEIl
By Eric Topol
Social•Feb 20, 2026
Screening Cuts Advanced Colon Cancer, Boosts Early Detection
Screening works for colon cancer. Largest trial ever done. Today @NatureMedicine A randomized trial of colon cancer screening by colonoscopy or occult blood (FIT) vs control in nearly 280,000 participants showed signficantly more early diagnosis (stage I-II) and less stage...
By Eric Topol
Social•Feb 19, 2026
EBV DNA Linked to Multiple Autoimmune Diseases in 800k Genomes
🆕@Nature Genome sequencing of >800,000 people finds Epstein-Barr virus reads and their association with other autoimmune diseases besides multiple sclerosis, including type 1 diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, and hypothyroidism https://t.co/FKCV4OInT5
By Eric Topol
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Adding Fragmentomics Boosts GRAIL’s Multicancer Detection Accuracy
The most used multicancer early detection (MCED) blood test (liquid biopsy) uses methylation (GRAIL). But combining that with DNA fragmentomics, as reported today @NatureCancer, improves early detection https://t.co/VkNDR4XuW3
By Eric Topol
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Blood P‑tau217 Test Predicts Alzheimer’s Symptoms 20 Years Ahead
Predicting when symptoms of Alzheimer's disease will occur with elevated p-tau217 blood test and a person's age, even 20+ years in advance @NatureMedicine https://t.co/EYaGglBh1H
By Eric Topol
Social•Feb 18, 2026
AI Automates Cytology, Streamlining Cell Pre‑Screening
AI automates cytology, which is a laborious, manual, human subjective task, for pre=screening cells for abnormalities and making initial diagnoses today @Nature https://t.co/ZI3F2pkMxE https://t.co/WsUcRjkHFN https://t.co/mdz1DM6xs7
By Eric Topol
Social•Feb 18, 2026
Brain’s Venous Sinuses Patrol Immune Cells and Drain Fluid
What's ruffling? Large veins interfacing the skull (venous sinuses) that patrol immune cells and help drain the brain https://t.co/WsML3Jd1yA
By Eric Topol
Social•Feb 18, 2026
MRNA Vaccines Advance Triple‑negative Breast Cancer Therapy
The unfounded move by @HHSGov against mRNA vaccines will hurt our future potent immune therapy vs cancer. Another point of progress for triple-negative breast cancer with individualized neoantigen mRNA vaccines today @Nature Adds to successful pancreatic, renal cell, melanoma reports...
By Eric Topol
Social•Feb 18, 2026
Listen to Biology’s Early Whispers to Prevent Disease
We could prevent diseases so much better but we haven't learned to listen to when biology whispers long (10 + years) in advance. A key theme in Super Agers, too. https://t.co/0pSap3f32N @NathanPriceSci @ @nrappapo @BuckInstitute example below for Type 2...
By Eric Topol