Imperial Valley News Center
CBP’s Role in Agriculture is Helping Consumers
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Chicago, Illinois - Next time you go to pick out your fruits and vegetables, think to yourself, “Am I picking out these items based on color, smell, ripeness or the texture?” For the most part, American consumers are very picky about the look of their fruits and vegetables and will not pay for damaged produce.
El Centro Sector Border Patrol Arrest Its 20th Sex Offender
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Calexico, California - Calexico Border Patrol agents arrested a man, a previously deported sex offender, after making an illegal entry into the United States on May 16, 2018.
NIH summit delivers recommendations to accelerate therapy development for Alzheimer’s disease
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- Written by Joe Balintfy
Washington, DC - Experts from government, academia, industry, and non-profit organizations put forward recommendations that provide a roadmap for an integrated, multidisciplinary research agenda necessary to inform priorities for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The recommendations are designed to guide continued efforts to build a collaborative, multi-stakeholder research environment capable of delivering urgently needed cures for people at all stages of the disease.
Women with pregnancy-related diabetes may be at risk for chronic kidney disease
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- Written by Meredith Daly
Washington, DC - Gestational diabetes may predispose women to early-stage kidney damage, a precursor to chronic kidney disease, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions. The study appears in Diabetes Care.
NIH-funded researchers identify target for chikungunya treatment
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- Written by Jennifer Routh
Washington, DC - Scientists have identified a molecule found on human cells and some animal cells that could be a useful target for drugs against chikungunya virus infection and related diseases, according to new research published in the journal Nature. A team led by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis conducted the research, which was funded in part by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health.
Age-related racial disparity in suicide rates among U.S. youth
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- Written by Claire Cole
Washington, DC - New research suggests the suicide rate is roughly two times higher for black children ages 5-12 compared with white children of the same age group. The study, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), appears in JAMA Pediatrics.
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