A new study demonstrates how universal genetic testing for breast cancer can ensure no patient is missed for advanced therapies.

In a Canadian first, researchers led by William Foulkes, Distinguished James McGill Professor in McGill University’s Departments of Medicine, Oncology, and Human Genetics, tested over 700 women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer for genetic mutations associated with an increased risk for breast cancer, regardless of age or family history. The women were from diverse backgrounds. 

Despite a decade of global efforts, the world is far from reaching essential nutrition 2030 milestones set by the World Health Assembly, with critical gaps threatening the health of millions. According to a new Global Burden of Disease analysis, most countries are struggling to meet the six global nutrition targets set in 2012 to combat low birthweight, inadequate breastfeeding, child malnutrition, and anemia in reproductive-age women.

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In “Better Guidelines and Policies: AAP’s Partnership for Policy Implementation,”  published in the journal Pediatrics, the authors write that with the increasing use of electronic health records (EHRs) in pediatrics, medical societies need to eliminate ambiguity in their guidelines to standardize care delivery, improve care quality and patient outcomes and reduce variation and costs.  "Informaticians are ideally suited to help with the implementation and the clarity that guidelines need to be implemented or incorporated into EHRs that are widely prevalent in our healthcare systems," said Regenstrief Institute Research Scientist Randall Grout, M.D., M.S.  Dr. Grout is also the chief health informatics officer at Eskenazi Health and an assistant professor of pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine.

The summer of 2024 was the hottest on record, driven by weakening air circulation systems that disperse heat and moisture globally. Two studies led by Dr. Rei Chemke of the Weizmann Institute of Science reveal that human activities, particularly greenhouse gas emissions, are causing this weakening.

In photosynthesis, harnessing the power of the Sun is made possible by the flow of electrons from one protein to another inside an organelle called the chloroplast. This organelle contains a complex system of membranes, some of which are densely stacked, and others that are organized into more expansive assemblies. Until now, the scientific consensus was that this spatial structure forces the electrons to cover large distances between proteins, slowing down the process of photosynthesis. But in a paper recently published in Nature Plants, a research team led by staff scientist Dr. Reinat Nevo from Reich’s lab revealed that the membranes change their organization in space during the transition from darkness to light, enabling the proteins to come closer to one another and thus shortening the distance the electrons must cross.