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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 13-Jun-2025 08:09 ET (13-Jun-2025 12:09 GMT/UTC)

Measles virus detected in Houston wastewater before cases were reported

Baylor College of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An innovative outbreak detection program that tracks disease-causing viruses in wastewater identified the measles virus in Houston samples collected in early January 2025, before cases were reported.

Journal: American Journal of Public Health

Lauren Hunt, PhD, RN, FNP, of UCSF recognized with AFAR’s Terrie Fox Wetle Rising Star Award in Health Services and Aging Research

American Federation for Aging Research
Grant and Award Announcement

The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), is proud to recognize the outstanding contributions of Lauren Hunt, PhD, RN, FNP, with the 2025 Terrie Fox Wetle Rising Star Award in Health Services and Aging Research.

Funder: American Federation for Aging Research

Researchers identify roles of key genes in colon cancer development

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death globally.

Although some of the molecular changes associated with colorectal cancer are known, how they contribute to cancer development is not yet well defined.

In a study published in Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers used mouse models and studies of colorectal cancer tissues to show that loss of SOX9 gene promotes tumor progression and the pathway it regulates can be a potential target for future treatments.

Journal: Journal of Clinical Investigation
Funder: NIH/National Cancer Institute

CAR-T cell therapy for cancer causes “brain fog,” Stanford Medicine-led study shows

Stanford Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Cancer treatment with a cell-based immunotherapy causes mild cognitive impairment, a Stanford Medicine team found. They also identified compounds that could treat it.

Journal: Cell

U.S. children living with a parent with substance use disorder

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: Nearly 19 million children were estimated to be living in a household with at least 1 parent with substance use disorder, accounting for one-quarter of all U.S. children in 2023. Children in such households are more likely to develop adverse health outcomes than their peers without exposure to parental substance use disorder.

Journal: JAMA Pediatrics

Changes in physical and mental health after the end of SNAP emergency allotments

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: After the end of emergency allotments nationwide by March 2023, there were significant increases in food insecurity and poor physical health days among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants. No changes in poor mental health days or poor or fair health status were observed.

Journal: JAMA

Drug to slow Alzheimer’s well tolerated outside of clinical trial setting

WashU Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a recent study, researchers at WashU Medicine found adverse events were rare and manageable among clinic patients with very mild or mild Alzheimer’s disease who received lecanemab infusions at the Memory Diagnostic Center at WashU Medicine.

Journal: JAMA Neurology