(Press-News.org) SHEA is deeply disappointed by the sudden departure of the CDC Director so soon after her confirmation, at a time when the agency most needs stability and authority to carry out its vital mission of protecting the health and safety of all Americans. The United States stands at a critical crossroads, where strong, trusted public health leadership is essential to restoring confidence through evidence-based practices and guidance. In an era marked by increasing assaults on science and public health, CDC must be empowered to rise above politics and remain focused on their core purpose: safeguarding and improving the health of communities. While there may be differing perspectives on how best to achieve this goal, it is clear that qualified, steady leadership is indispensable to guiding the path forward. We urge the Administration and Senate leadership to move swiftly to appoint a highly qualified leader who can steer the CDC through today’s urgent challenges and prepare for those to come, including any future pandemics. The CDC is not only central to protecting Americans from health threats but also to strengthening health outcomes and ensuring a healthier future for all.
END
Strong, evidence-based leadership at CDC essential in wake of director’s exit, says SHEA
2025-08-28
ELSE PRESS RELEASES FROM THIS DATE:
Birdwatching tourism is booming. Some countries are benefiting, while others are left behind
2025-08-28
Deep in a forest in the Andes, high atop a tall tree, there’s a quick, colorful flash of plumage in vivid shades of yellow, green, and blue. A high-pitched musical chirp rings out. Through a carefully trained pair of binoculars, a beautiful little bird comes into view. It’s a multicolored tanager, a species that lives only in the mountains of Colombia. Seeing it in person for the first time feels like the thrill of discovery. Watching it search for fruit across the treetops brings a sense of peace and connection to nature.
Experiences like these are what motivate birdwatchers to travel the globe, in hopes ...
High protein or Trp diet increases the risk of cancer-associated venous thromboembolism
2025-08-27
Contact: Gina DiGravio, 617-358-7838, ginad@bu.edu
(Boston)—Next to cancer recurrence or progression, cardiovascular diseases are the leading causes of death in cancer survivors. The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database revealed that among the more than three million who initially survived cancer between 1973 and 2012, 38% eventually succumbed to the disease while 11.3% died from cardiovascular diseases. Specifically, cancer survivors are at a four to seven-fold higher risk of venous thromboembolism ...
Risk of a second cancer after early breast cancer is low
2025-08-27
For women diagnosed with early breast cancer, the long-term risk of developing a second primary cancer is low (around 2-3% greater than women in the general population), finds a study published by The BMJ today.
The researchers say this information can help reassure many breast cancer survivors who believe their risk of a second primary cancer is much higher than these results suggest.
Breast cancer survivors are at increased risk of developing second primary cancers, but risk estimates from previous studies are inconsistent. ...
Genetic key to why immune responses differ between men and women
2025-08-27
A new study has uncovered a key difference between the immune system of males and females - and it comes down to a single gene.
It is known that biological sex affects the function of the immune system, with women often being more severely affected by autoimmune conditions or allergic diseases.
Scientists from the University of York have now identified the gene Malat1 as a critical player in regulating immune responses in female immune cells, but not in males.
The team studied T cells, a pillar of our immune system, in the lab and animal models of inflammation. ...
Discovery could lead to new treatments for life-threatening allergic reactions
2025-08-27
Food allergies affect more than half a billion people worldwide. In severe cases, even a small bite of the wrong food can trigger anaphylaxis — a rapid, body-wide allergic reaction that can cause difficulty breathing, a dangerous drop in blood pressure and even death.
Scientists have long understood how injected allergens — like those in lab tests or insect stings — trigger anaphylaxis. But researchers have puzzled over how anaphylaxis begins in the gut after eating a food allergen.
Now, Arizona State University researchers, in collaboration with a team ...
CRF announces TCT 2025 late-breaking clinical trials and science
2025-08-27
NEW YORK – August 27, 2025 – The Cardiovascular Research Foundation® (CRF®) is excited to announce the late-breaking clinical trials and science set to be presented at TCT® 2025, the annual scientific symposium of CRF® and the world’s premier educational meeting specializing in interventional cardiovascular medicine. This year’s conference will take place October 25–28 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, bringing together top experts, innovators, and clinicians from around the globe.
For more ...
Ancient DNA reveals farming spread through migration, locals slow to adopt it
2025-08-27
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Roughly 10,000 years ago, humans started shifting from being nomadic hunter-gatherers to building large agricultural settlements, marking one of the greatest transformations in human history. This transition, known as the Neolithic Revolution, began in the Fertile Crescent of the Middle East and led to the spread of farming throughout Europe. For decades, researchers have debated what drove this change. Did farming spread mainly because farmers themselves moved into new lands, ...
Researchers turn mouse scalp transparent to image brain development
2025-08-27
During childhood and adolescence, our brain goes through a lot of changes. But studying those changes in juvenile mice is challenging because scientists don’t have a way to repeatedly image the same animal’s neural pathways as they grow.
Now, by simply rubbing a solution into a juvenile mouse’s scalp, researchers at Stanford can make the skin transparent to all visible light, allowing them to image the developing connections in a living mouse’s brain. And because the technique is reversible and non-invasive, the researchers can return to the same animal over days and weeks. The work, published Aug. ...
New research reveals longevity gains slowing, life expectancy of 100 unlikely
2025-08-27
MADISON, Wis. – A new study co-authored by a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor finds that life expectancy gains made by high-income countries in the first half of the 20th century have slowed significantly, and that none of the generations born after 1939 will reach 100 years of age on average.
Published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study by Héctor Pifarré i Arolas of the La Follette School of Public Affairs, José Andrade ...
Wheat that makes its own fertilizer
2025-08-27
Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have developed wheat plants that stimulate the production of their own fertilizer, opening the path toward less air and water pollution worldwide and lower costs for farmers.
The technology was pioneered by a team led by Eduardo Blumwald, a distinguished professor in the Department of Plant Sciences. The team used the gene-editing tool CRIPSR to get wheat plants to produce more of one of their own naturally occurring chemicals. When the plant releases the excess chemical into the soil, the chemical helps certain bacteria in the soil convert nitrogen from the air into ...