Some 33 million Americans have severe food allergies. Now, researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital may have found a promising solution. In a small clinical trial, Rima Rachid, MD, director of the Food Allergy Program and the Allergen Immunotherapy Program, and Talal Chatila, MD, director of translational immunology, and their colleagues found that some participants with peanut allergies experienced a higher tolerance to peanuts months after receiving a fecal transplant from a healthy donor without food allergies. Their findings are published today in Science Translational Medicine.

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have developed a drug called CS18 that disrupts the ability of cancer cells to survive therapy. The findings support exploring the possibility of using CS18 to treat human cancer in the future.

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) — the oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization focused on aging — is proud to announce its newest elected officers. These individuals were chosen by GSA’s membership, which consists of more than 6,000 researchers, educators, and practitioners.

WASHINGTON—The ALARA+ (“As Low And As Light As Reasonably Achievable”) Coalition, comprised of nine leading medical societies, today released a suite of resources to help hospital leadership and decisionmakers implement enhanced radiation and occupational safety guidelines for clinicians and staff working in the fluoroscopy laboratory, often called “cath labs” or “angio suites.” 

In response to a growing occupational health crisis, the core principle of ALARA+ is to move beyond reducing harm by building safety into the workplace, equipment, and standards of care for all cath lab team members. The new implementation toolkits translate recently published ALARA+ guidelines into practical steps to protect cath lab team members from both occupational radiation exposure and orthopedic injuries related to protective equipment.  

Available at www.ALARA-PLUS.org