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Researchers explore complex genetic network behind sleep duration
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Washington, DC - Scientists have identified differences in a group of genes they say might help explain why some people need a lot more sleep - and others less - than most. The study, conducted using fruit fly populations bred to model natural variations in human sleep patterns, provides new clues to how genes for sleep duration are linked to a wide variety of biological processes.
Vaping popular among teens; opioid misuse at historic lows
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Washington, DC - Nearly 1 in 3 students in 12th grade report past year use of some kind of vaping device, raising concerns about the impact on their health. What they say is in the device, however, ranges from nicotine, to marijuana, to “just flavoring.”
Omalizumab improves efficacy of oral immunotherapy for multiple food allergies
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Washington, DC - Combining a 16-week initial course of the medication omalizumab with oral immunotherapy (OIT) greatly improves the efficacy of OIT for children with allergies to multiple foods, new clinical trial findings show. After 36 weeks, more than 80 percent of children who received omalizumab and OIT could safely consume two-gram portions of at least two foods to which they were allergic, compared with only a third of children who received placebo and OIT.
New NIH consortium award to enhance clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease, related dementias
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Washington, DC - A new clinical trials consortium funded by the National Institutes of Health is expected to accelerate and expand studies for therapies in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The infrastructure of 35 sites across the United States - called the Alzheimer’s Clinical Trial Consortium (ACTC) - will address the timeframe, complexity and expense of the recruitment process and site activation for Alzheimer’s trials to find new and effective ways to treat or prevent these devastating disorders.
Governor Brown to Attend Memorial Service for San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee
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San Francisco, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. will attend the memorial service for San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee today in San Francisco.
Chico Man Charged with Sex Trafficking of a Minor
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Sacramento, California - A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment Thursday against Christopher Lawrence, 23, of Chico, charging him with the sex trafficking of a child by force and coercion, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
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