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Sat · 16 May 2026

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📅 PUBMED DAILY TRIAGE — 2026-05-16

Window: 2026-05-15T09:00:00Z → 2026-05-16T09:00:00Z (CRDT)
Topics scanned: 10 | Candidates reviewed: ~90 | Articles classified: 17
High priority: 6 | Standard: 10 | Low/archive: ~55+ | Unsolicited finds: 1
Run status: ✅ SUCCESS


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

Genomics/Precision Medicine + Rare Diseases

TR-2026-05-16-001 / PMID 42141198 · Population-scale genomic medicine with the Hong Kong Genome Project · 9/10 🟠
Nature Medicine. 20,000+ participants; 25% rare disease diagnostic yield; 38 genes missing from European panels critical for Chinese population; near-universal pharmacogenomic actionability. Blueprint for precision medicine in underrepresented populations.

CBC-based Diagnostics + AI/ML

TR-2026-05-16-002 / PMID 42141020 · CytologIA: Multicentric AI challenge for leukocyte classification · 9/10 🟢
NPJ Precis Oncol. 69,168 images, 23 leukocyte classes, 245 teams, 20 labs (France/Belgium/Switzerland). Best model: YOLOX + transformer ensemble, balanced accuracy 0.94. Open data/code release on data.gouv.fr — first large-scale reproducible AI benchmark in hematological morphology.

Cardiovascular-Metabolic: GLP-1, SGLT2

TR-2026-05-16-003 / PMID 42141180 · GLP-1RA and GLP-1RA/GIP dual agonists on liver stiffness/steatosis (meta-analysis) · 8/10 🟢
Meta-analysis: 5 studies/9 trials, N=554 treated. GLP-1 agents significantly improved liver stiffness (SMD=-0.3, p=0.02) and steatosis (SMD=-0.4, p=0.03) by Fibroscan. Extends incretin evidence beyond glycemia into MASLD endpoints.

TR-2026-05-16-004 / PMID 42141141 · SGLT-2 inhibitors on epicardial adiposity and LV function in Asian T2DM+CAD · 8/10 🟢
Prospective cohort, N=302, Malaysia. SGLT-2i reduced EAT -1.5mm vs +0.6mm control (p<0.001); improved LV ejection fraction +4.6% vs -1.0%. Asian population-specific evidence; EAT reduction independent of glycemic changes.

Hematologic Malignancies + Novel Therapeutics

TR-2026-05-16-005 / PMID 42141373 · CD19/BCMA CAR-T for anti-HLA desensitization in AML/B-ALL before HSCT (pilot) · 8/10 🟠
Pilot study, N=7 (4 AML, 3 B-ALL). 71% showed anti-HLA-I MFI decrease; DSA median MFI 15,797→3,831 (p<0.001); 86% CAR-T expansion; no grade ≥3 CRS/neurotoxicity. Novel application solving a critical transplant barrier — validates concept requiring larger study.

AI/ML in Diagnostics + Precision Oncology

TR-2026-05-16-006 / PMID 42141326 · HESpotEx: dual-stream deep learning for spatial gene expression from histological images · 8/10
Nature Computational Science. Predicts up to 5,457 genes at spot level from routine WSI slides — a low-cost alternative to spatial transcriptomics. Validated on TCGA + multiple cancer types including lymphoma. Alert suppressed (cap reached).


🟢⚪ STANDARD (5–7) — Top by Topic

AI/ML in Diagnostics

Early Cancer Detection / Health Equity

Aging & Neurodegeneration

Hematologic Malignancies

Cardiovascular-Metabolic


💡 UNSOLICITED FINDS


📊 TODAY'S BREAKDOWN

By research category:

By evidence maturity:

By watchlist topic (reviewed / kept / highest score):

Topic Reviewed Kept Best Score
Hematologic malignancies 10 2 8 (PMID 42141373)
CBC/ML in hematology 10 2 9 (PMID 42141020)
Early cancer detection 10 2 7 (PMID 42141357)
AI/ML diagnostics 10 4 9 (PMID 42141020)
Precision oncology 10 3 9 (PMID 42141198)
Novel therapeutics (immunotherapy/CAR-T) 10 2 8 (PMID 42141373)
Cardiovascular-metabolic (GLP-1/SGLT2) 10 3 8 (PMID 42141180)
Aging/longevity 10 4 7 (PMID 42141167)
Rare diseases 10 2 9 (PMID 42141198)
Sentinel scan 10 1 5 (PMID 42141498)

By source type: Peer-reviewed: 17 | Preprint: 0

Topics with zero 8+ articles this run: Early cancer detection (liquid biopsy/ctDNA), Aging/longevity (best: 7/10)


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