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States fight student mental health crisis with days off

Linnea Sorensen falls into a funk whenever her girlfriend of four years leaves for her six-month stints with the Marines, and the high school junior has trouble concentrating on her class work.

13 Jun 2022

Researchers reveal important factor behind cancer therapy resistance and a way to counter it

Why doesn't every cancer patient respond to immunotherapy? That's the question that researcher Daniel Peeper is looking to answer.

9 Jun 2022

Children’s vision problems often go undetected, despite calls for regular screening

Jessica Oberoi, 13, can't exactly remember when her eyesight started getting blurry. All she knows is that she had to squint to see the whiteboard at school.

9 Jun 2022

Study confirms benefits and safety of goat milk-based infant formula

Researchers discuss the efficacy and safety of a goat milk-based formulation in infants.

8 Jun 2022

Patients seek mental health care from their doctor but find health plans standing in the way

When a longtime patient visited Dr. William Sawyer's office after recovering from covid, the conversation quickly turned from the coronavirus to anxiety and ADHD.

8 Jun 2022

Chemo-immunotherapy combination shows promise against pancreatic cancer

A combination of chemotherapy with an immunotherapy meant to unleash the anticancer capacity of the immune system was effective against one of the hardest targets in cancer care, pancreatic cancer, in a national, randomized clinical trial led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and sponsored by the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy.

6 Jun 2022

Research may help move bone regeneration research from laboratories to medical use

Your chance of breaking a bone sometime within the next year is nearly 4%. If you're unlucky enough to need a bone replacement, it'll probably be based on a metal part.

3 Jun 2022

Study uncovers differences in genetic mutations between younger and older breast cancer patients

Women younger than 40 years of age with advanced breast cancer often suffer from more aggressive disease and worse prognoses than their older counterparts.

3 Jun 2022

For many low-income families, getting formula has always been a strain

Miracle Abbott became pregnant during her junior year at the University of South Carolina Upstate.

3 Jun 2022

Despite a first-ever ‘right-to-repair’ law, there’s no easy fix for wheelchair users

Robin Bolduc isn't the type of person who takes "no" for an answer — particularly when it comes to fixing her husband's wheelchair.

2 Jun 2022

Computer glitches and human error still causing insurance headaches for Californians

Since California expanded health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, a large number of people have been mistakenly bounced between Covered California, the state's marketplace for those who buy their own insurance, and Medi-Cal, the state's Medicaid program for low-income residents.

2 Jun 2022

Neuroscientists study the formation of fear memories in the brain's emotional hub

Experiencing a frightening event is likely something you'll never forget. But why does it stay with you when other kinds of occurrences become increasingly difficult to recall with the passage of time?

1 Jun 2022

‘Desperate situation’: States are housing high-needs foster kids in offices and hotels

Isela Perez entered the custody of Georgia's child welfare system at age 10. It happened after her father was deported and her mother left her and her brother alone in their home for two weeks, she said.

1 Jun 2022

Betting on ‘golden age’ of colonoscopies, private equity invests in gastro docs

Mariel needed a new gastroenterologist. Having just moved back to San Antonio, the 30-something searched for a doctor to manage her Crohn's disease, an inflammatory bowel condition that is successfully managed with medications and lifelong monitoring — including regular colonoscopies.

27 May 2022

L.L. News and Research

States fight student mental health crisis with days off

Researchers reveal important factor behind cancer therapy resistance and a way to counter it

Children’s vision problems often go undetected, despite calls for regular screening

Study confirms benefits and safety of goat milk-based infant formula

Patients seek mental health care from their doctor but find health plans standing in the way

Chemo-immunotherapy combination shows promise against pancreatic cancer

Research may help move bone regeneration research from laboratories to medical use

Study uncovers differences in genetic mutations between younger and older breast cancer patients

For many low-income families, getting formula has always been a strain

Despite a first-ever ‘right-to-repair’ law, there’s no easy fix for wheelchair users

Computer glitches and human error still causing insurance headaches for Californians

Neuroscientists study the formation of fear memories in the brain's emotional hub

‘Desperate situation’: States are housing high-needs foster kids in offices and hotels

Betting on ‘golden age’ of colonoscopies, private equity invests in gastro docs

AI tool helps doctors predict cancer risk in lung nodules seen on chest CT

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Playing video games can help increase children’s intelligence

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