California Scientists Trying To Better Understand Gene Mutation Linked To Alzheimer’s, Other Diseases
Although the specific disorder the researchers are looking at is an orphan disease, researchers will be able to start to learn more about cell growth, cell degeneration, cancers, plaques, proteins and healthy aging by studying it.
Sacramento Bee:
How UCD Research Could Unlock Clues To Alzheimer’s
Medical researchers know the enemy that 12-year-old Jordan Lang and at least 66 other children are confronting. It’s a gene mutation that also has been linked to autism, Alzheimer’s disease and even cancer. What researchers lack is a treatment or cure and — until now — the funding for the work they must do to find one, said UC Davis researchers Kyle Fink and Jan Nolta. (Anderson, 8/22)
In other public health news —
Capital Public Radio:
California Could Make It Legal To Sell Home-Cooked Meals
Home cooks rallied at the state Capitol Wednesday in support of AB 626, a bill that would make California the first state to permit and regulate the small-scale sale of meals from home kitchens. Oakland farmer Brandi Mac said the bill will provide economic opportunities to women, immigrants, and people of color that live in urban communities. (Sebai, 8/22)
San Francisco Chronicle:
Alameda County Cracks Down On Pop-Up Restaurants; San Francisco Says They’re Legal
Pop-ups — fledgling, unpermitted businesses that operate within an established restaurant — emerged out of the 2008 recession, as well as the underground restaurant movement, which operated entirely outside the law. ...While San Francisco currently has a little-known procedure for permitting pop-ups, Alameda County doesn’t acknowledge their existence. Furthermore, the health department’s interpretation of state code could have a much bigger impact on the East Bay restaurant scene. (Kauffman, 8/22)