Still Fighting

A 2017 What Would You Fight For? video leads to a unique treatment partnership

Eight years ago, 12-year-old Lauren Eglite watched a What Would You Fight For? video on peanut allergy research that spurred her to action. That interest led to a partnership that may soon bring treatment to the marketplace.

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Research

In sub-Saharan Africa, 1 in 6 cancer medications are found to be defective

For the study published in The Lancet Global Health, researchers collected different cancer medications from Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Malawi and evaluated whether each drug met regulatory standards.

“It is important that cancer medications contain the right amount of the active ingredients so the patient gets the correct dose. If the patient’s dose is too small, the cancer can survive and spread to other locations. If the patient’s dose is too high, they can be harmed by toxic side effects from the medicine.”—Marya Lieberman, professor of chemistry and biochemistry

ND in the News

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Father-daughter bonding helps female baboons live longer

Elizabeth Archie, professor of biological sciences, is featured in “When baboon dads stick around, their daughters live longer” in Scientific American.

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Research

Prioritizing prenatal care may decrease low birth weight outcomes in The Gambia

In The Gambia, a small country in West Africa, 1 in 10 newborns have a low birth weight—less than 5.5 pounds—and face daunting challenges. But new research may give them a fighting chance. Researchers Santosh Kumar Gautam and Elizabeth Wood share a key finding in a recently published study.

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Campus

Ninja fighting hunger

On July 14, sophomore business student Austin Baron will compete in the semifinal round of NBC’s American Ninja Warrior to advocate for an end to world hunger, an ambition he works toward by making knotted dog toys and collecting donations to his nonprofit.

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