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Colorectal cancer incidence and mortality are continuing to decline among adults aged 65 years and older but are increasing among younger adults

CRC Incidence, Mortality Declining for Adults Aged ≥65

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However, incidence and CRC death rates increased for those aged younger than 50 years
Cataract surgery seems to increase melatonin secretion in adults aged 60 years or older

Increase Seen in Melatonin Secretion After Cataract Surgery

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Melatonin secretion increased following prompt surgery with clear or yellow intraocular lens
Expansion of National Comprehensive Cancer Network hereditary cancer testing criteria to include all women diagnosed with breast cancer at ≤65 years would improve the sensitivity of detection of germline pathogenic variants

Genetic Testing Proposed for All Women ≤65 With Breast Cancer

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Expanded testing could increase detection of carriers for BRCA1/2, mutations in other predisposition genes
The treatment benefits of bariatric surgery in adults are similar regardless of early- or adult-onset obesity

Bariatric Surgery Outcomes Similar Regardless of Obesity Onset

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Impact on diabetes, microvascular complications similar regardless of BMI status at age 20 years
Clinically relevant aortic dilatation is common among aging endurance athletes

Long-Term Endurance Exercise Tied to Aortic Enlargement

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One in five masters-level athletes show aortic dilatation, with higher rates seen among men
Widowhood accelerates cognitive decline among those at risk for Alzheimer disease

Widowhood Tied to More Rapid Cognitive Decline Among Seniors

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Rate of cognitive decline even faster among widowed participants with higher β-amyloid levels at baseline
From 2015 to 2018

Period of 2015 to 2018 Saw Increase in Cannabis Use in Seniors

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Increases seen among women, white and nonwhite race/ethnicities, those with a college education, married individuals
Plant-based diets lower in sulfur amino acids are associated with a reduced risk for cardiometabolic diseases

Americans’ Protein-Rich Diets May Up Heart Disease Risk

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Findings may have important public health implications for chronic disease prevention
Thousands of passengers stranded on a cruise ship linked to California's first COVID-19 death anxiously awaited test results Friday

California Cruise Ship Passengers Await COVID-19 Test Results

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Meanwhile, more than 2,500 New Yorkers have been asked to self-quarantine
From 2008 to 2017

CDC: Fall-Related TBI Deaths Increasing Among U.S. Residents

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17 percent increase found in national age-adjusted rate of fall-related TBI deaths from 2008 to 2017