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RWE study pinpoints gaps in mental health care utilization among parents of children with cancer
The Cancer Letter McKenzie Prillaman 5/17/24 The Cancer Letter McKenzie Prillaman 5/17/24

RWE study pinpoints gaps in mental health care utilization among parents of children with cancer

Unquestionably, a child’s cancer diagnosis weighs heavily on the parents’ minds. But now, an analysis of nearly 30,000 U.S. families has quantified how often parents of children with cancer use mental health services. 

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Herbal medicine could help recovery after concussion
Science News Explores McKenzie Prillaman 5/15/24 Science News Explores McKenzie Prillaman 5/15/24

Herbal medicine could help recovery after concussion

Combining a compound with a pain reliever helped fruit flies bounce back from a brain injury

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Citing need for “more conversations” on menthol, White House scuttles move to ban the flavor favored by Black smokers
The Cancer Letter McKenzie Prillaman 5/3/24 The Cancer Letter McKenzie Prillaman 5/3/24

Citing need for “more conversations” on menthol, White House scuttles move to ban the flavor favored by Black smokers

The Biden administration has—for the second time—delayed the decision on a proposed FDA rule that would ban menthol cigarettes and all flavors in cigars. 

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Black patients with multiple myeloma aren’t getting autoHCT as often as others—and the disparity has widened
The Cancer Letter McKenzie Prillaman 4/26/24 The Cancer Letter McKenzie Prillaman 4/26/24

Black patients with multiple myeloma aren’t getting autoHCT as often as others—and the disparity has widened

Black patients are less likely than patients of other races and ethnicities to receive autologous hematopoietic cell transplants for multiple myeloma, according to a study published in the April issue of Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma, and Leukemia.

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Surviving lung cancer focused Morhaf Al Achkar’s career on addressing health disparities
The Cancer Letter McKenzie Prillaman 4/19/24 The Cancer Letter McKenzie Prillaman 4/19/24

Surviving lung cancer focused Morhaf Al Achkar’s career on addressing health disparities

Something felt wrong during one of Morhaf Al Achkar’s regular runs on the treadmill in late 2016. He started gasping for breath. 

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Obesity drugs aren’t always forever. What happens when you quit?
Nature, Scientific American McKenzie Prillaman 4/16/24 Nature, Scientific American McKenzie Prillaman 4/16/24

Obesity drugs aren’t always forever. What happens when you quit?

Many researchers think that Wegovy and Ozempic should be taken for life, but myriad factors can force people off them.

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Satellite Events Connect Physicists Around the World to the March Meeting
APS News McKenzie Prillaman 4/12/24 APS News McKenzie Prillaman 4/12/24

Satellite Events Connect Physicists Around the World to the March Meeting

Sites in seven countries expanded opportunities to participate and collaborate.

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This fMRI technique promised to transform brain research — why can no one replicate it?
Nature McKenzie Prillaman 4/11/24 Nature McKenzie Prillaman 4/11/24

This fMRI technique promised to transform brain research — why can no one replicate it?

The DIANA technique sparked excitement from neuroscientists. But two new papers have cast doubt over the results.

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Eavesdropping on fish could help us keep better tabs on underwater worlds
Science News McKenzie Prillaman 4/2/24 Science News McKenzie Prillaman 4/2/24

Eavesdropping on fish could help us keep better tabs on underwater worlds

Scientists are on a quest to log all the sounds of fish communication. The result could lead to better monitoring of ecosystems and fish behavior.

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Building a Quantum Workforce Doesn’t Just Mean Graduating More Ph.D.s
APS News McKenzie Prillaman 3/15/24 APS News McKenzie Prillaman 3/15/24

Building a Quantum Workforce Doesn’t Just Mean Graduating More Ph.D.s

To bring millions of new technology workers into the fold, nations must cast a wide net.

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Daddy longlegs look like they have two eyes. That doesn’t count the hidden ones
Science News McKenzie Prillaman 3/14/24 Science News McKenzie Prillaman 3/14/24

Daddy longlegs look like they have two eyes. That doesn’t count the hidden ones

Two sets of vestigial eyes shed light on the arachnids’ evolutionary history

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More than 1 billion people worldwide are now estimated to have obesity
Science News McKenzie Prillaman 2/29/24 Science News McKenzie Prillaman 2/29/24

More than 1 billion people worldwide are now estimated to have obesity

The chronic disease affects roughly one-eighth of the global population

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Is ChatGPT making scientists hyper-productive? The highs and lows of using AI
Nature McKenzie Prillaman 2/28/24 Nature McKenzie Prillaman 2/28/24

Is ChatGPT making scientists hyper-productive? The highs and lows of using AI

Large language models are transforming scientific writing and publishing. But the productivity boost that these tools bring could come with a downside.

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How cancer hijacks the nervous system to grow and spread
Nature McKenzie Prillaman 1/31/24 Nature McKenzie Prillaman 1/31/24

How cancer hijacks the nervous system to grow and spread

A new wave of research is unpicking the relationship between cancer and neurons — and looking for ways to stop the crosstalk.

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Parrots can move along thin branches using ‘beakiation’
Science News McKenzie Prillaman 1/30/24 Science News McKenzie Prillaman 1/30/24

Parrots can move along thin branches using ‘beakiation’

The sidestep involves shuffling across the underside of a branch using both feet and the beak

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Lifestyle Changes to Ease Dementia Symptoms
AARP McKenzie Prillaman 1/18/24 AARP McKenzie Prillaman 1/18/24

Lifestyle Changes to Ease Dementia Symptoms

These approaches can support healthy brain aging and prolong everyday function

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Getting under the skin
Grow McKenzie Prillaman 1/9/24 Grow McKenzie Prillaman 1/9/24

Getting under the skin

Amid an insulin crisis, one project aims to engineer microscopic insulin pumps out of a skin bacterium.

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This group of bizarre gut microbes is unexpectedly complex
Nature McKenzie Prillaman 12/13/23 Nature McKenzie Prillaman 12/13/23

This group of bizarre gut microbes is unexpectedly complex

Protists’ food preferences shape their interactions with bacteria and affect host immunity.

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