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Sun · 19 Apr 2026

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📅 PUBMED DAILY TRIAGE — 2026-04-19

Window: 2026-04-18T09:00:00Z → 2026-04-19T09:00:00Z (CRDT) Topics scanned: 10 | Articles reviewed (candidates): ~95 | Candidates with abstracts: 30 High priority: 2 | Standard: 18 | Low/archive: ~65 | Unsolicited finds: 0 Run status: SUCCESS


🔴🟠 HIGH PRIORITY (8+) — Best Finds by Topic

Aging, Longevity, and Population Health

TR-2026-04-19-001 / PMID 41999681 · Dietary total antioxidant capacity alleviates IBD-related surgery, gastrointestinal cancer, and mortality risks among middle-aged and older individuals · 8/10 · 🟢 NEAR_TERM_IMPLEMENTABLE

UK Biobank prospective cohort (n=2,487, 10.9yr median follow-up) found highest-quartile dietary antioxidant intake linked to 47% lower IBD-related surgery risk (HR 0.53), 61% lower GI cancer risk (HR 0.39), and 39% lower all-cause mortality (HR 0.61) — with gene-diet interactions identified in CAT and SLC2A14. Actionable dietary guidance for clinicians managing IBD patients.

AI/ML in Clinical Diagnostics and Imaging

TR-2026-04-19-002 / PMID 42000889 · Patch-to-slide fusion deep learning model for histological diagnosis of early pregnancy loss including hydatidiform mole · 8/10 · 🟢 NEAR_TERM_IMPLEMENTABLE

Multicenter AI model (n=1,287, NPJ Digital Medicine) achieved AUROC 0.959 in development and 0.930 in independent testing for classifying complete/partial mole vs hydropic abortion; AI assistance significantly improved pathologist accuracy (p<0.05). Addresses a real-world unmet need where current gold standards (molecular profiling) are too costly for routine use.


🟢⚪ STANDARD (5–7) — Top by Topic

Hematologic Malignancies (AML, MDS, CLL, MPN, Lymphoma)

Early Cancer Detection / Liquid Biopsy

AI/ML in Clinical Diagnostics and Imaging

Precision Oncology and Genomic Medicine

Novel Therapeutics

Cardiovascular-Metabolic / GLP-1 / SGLT2

Aging, Longevity, and Population Health

Rare Diseases with High Unmet Need


💡 UNSOLICITED FINDS

None qualifying this run. Sentinel scan (298 candidates, broad signal query) produced no articles not already captured by watchlist searches.


📊 TODAY'S BREAKDOWN

By Research Category

By Evidence Maturity

By Watchlist Topic (reviewed / kept / highest score)

Topic Candidates Kept Highest
Hematologic malignancies 10 2 7
CBC/ML hematology 9 1 6
Early cancer detection / liquid biopsy 6 2 6
AI/ML diagnostics 10 4 8 ✓
Precision oncology/genomics 10 4 7
Novel therapeutics 10 2 5
Cardiovascular-metabolic/GLP-1 10 3 7
Aging/longevity 10 2 8 ✓
Rare diseases 10 1 6
Sentinel scan 10 0 4

By Source Type

Topics with Zero 8+ Articles This Run


🔧 RUN NOTES