MOLALLA, Ore. (KATU) — Health officials are warning the public after a bat tested positive for rabies in Clackamas County. A resident in Molalla had to receive treatment after coming into contact with a big brown bat in their home, a Clackamas County official said. The bat was later captured and tested at the Oregon State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. …
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Gov. Mike Dunleavy participates in an onstage interview as part of the Arctic Encounter Symposium at the Dena’ina Convention Center in Anchorage on July 31, 2025. (Marc Lester / ADN) Gov. Mike Dunleavy has again received treatment for basal cell carcinoma, a common form of skin cancer, his office said Thursday. An abrasion was visible on the governor’s forehead when …
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Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and the Gladstone Institutes have uncovered a potential new approach to treating Alzheimer’s disease using two existing FDA-approved cancer drugs. The drugs, letrozole and irinotecan, have been found to reduce tau protein clumps in mice, a key feature of Alzheimer’s, and improve cognitive functions like memory and learning. Repurposing Cancer Drugs …
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Up to 3 in every 1,000 newborns has hearing loss in one or both ears. While cochlear implants offer remarkable hope for these children, it requires invasive surgery. These implants also cannot fully replicate the nuance of natural hearing. But recent research my colleagues and I conducted has shown that a form of gene therapy can successfully restore hearing in …
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