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Measles vaccination coverage after a post-elimination outbreak

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: In this repeated cross-sectional study of 149,000 children in a large central Ohio primary care network during the 20 months after outbreak onset, all measures of measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) coverage remained well below the 93% herd immunity threshold. These persistent, population-wide immunity gaps suggest the need for sustained, equity-focused public health strategies to maintain measles elimination.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

Zebrafish models offer fast and effective guidance for personalized therapies for kids with high-risk cancer

Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research reveals that a small tropical fish can help guide personalized medicine and tailored therapies for some of the most challenging, high-risk pediatric cancer cases. Molecular profiling has transformed cancer care, but 30% of high-risk pediatric cancers do not have actionable therapeutic targets, limiting personalized treatment options and negatively affecting survival outcomes

Journal: Cancer Research Communications
Funder: Cancer Institute, National Health and Medical Research Council, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Foundation, CHAMO

Lack of resources in neighborhoods linked to higher chance of certain mental illnesses

University of Georgia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Living in a resource-deprived area may increase your risk of certain psychiatric conditions, according to a recent study from the University of Georgia.

Journal: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Study finds virtual clinics lower hospital readmissions

University of California - San Diego
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Physicians with UC San Diego Health launch a virtual transitions of care clinic that improves patient outcomes and shows a reduction in hospital readmissions.

Journal: JMIR Medical Informatics

Study models how human behavior, lockdowns and restrictions shaped COVID’s spread

University of Kansas
Peer-Reviewed Publication

University of Kansas investigator Folashade Agusto led research appearing in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS One that employs computer modeling and large datasets to better understand how COVID-19 was transmitted in one community in South Africa during the course of the worldwide pandemic. She wanted to understand how lockdowns, restrictions and human behavior affected the course of the disease.

Journal: PLOS One

Rapamycin shows limited evidence for longevity benefits in healthy adults

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY — September 24, 2025 — A new research paper was published in Volume 17, Issue 8 of Aging-US on August 7, 2025, titled, “What is the clinical evidence to support off-label rapamycin therapy in healthy adults?”

Journal: Aging-US

Loss of Trp53 gene promotes tumor growth and immune suppression in ovarian cancer

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY – September 24, 2025 – A new research paper was published in Volume 16 of Oncotarget on September 22, 2025, titled “Loss of Trp53 results in a hypoactive T cell phenotype accompanied by reduced pro-inflammatory signaling in a syngeneic orthotopic mouse model of ovarian high-grade serous carcinoma.”

Journal: Oncotarget