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Domestic Cats Age Like Humans, New Study Shows

23 June 2026 at 20:02
Lauren Scott & Brittany Florkiewicz show that cat facial signals correspond to different social functions, which have likely been influenced by domestication. Image credit: Sci.News / Makieni777 / Rise-a-mui / Alexas_Fotos / Dorothe / Vaclav Zavada / Artem Makarov / Daga Roszkowska / Birgit / Pasi Mammela.

Domestic cats (Felis catus) develop the same patterns of brain shrinkage and neurological decline as aging humans, and scientists think that makes them an ideal window into dementia and aging.

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Hidden Alzheimer’s Biomarker Could Change How Doctors Prescribe Hormone Therapy

22 June 2026 at 13:30
Mature Woman Menopause IllustrationResearchers found that an Alzheimer’s-related biomarker may influence how hormone therapy affects dementia risk. Hormone therapy is commonly used to ease menopausal symptoms, including hot flashes and night sweats. Whether it affects the risk of dementia has remained a long-running question. A new study offers another clue. It suggests that an Alzheimer’s biomarker could help [...]
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