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Michigan Schools Restrained or Secluded Students Nearly 18,000 Times in a Year Despite a Decade Old Law

Michigan schools used restraint or seclusion nearly 18,000 times last year. Most involved students with disabilities, a decade after a limiting law.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

A Federal Judge Blocked Idaho from Prosecuting Doctors for Abortions Performed to Protect a Patient's Health

A federal judge ruled that Idaho cannot prosecute physicians for abortions that protect a patient's health. The state attorney general says he will appeal.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

A Vegan Cheddar Puff Sold in Three States Was Recalled for Undeclared Milk After Reactions in Canada

Frankie's Organic recalled 94 cases of vegan cheddar puffs over undeclared milk. The US action followed a broader Canadian recall and two reactions.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

Healthy Mitochondria Wrapped in Red Blood Cell Membranes Reached Sick Cells and Extended Survival in Mice

Researchers wrapped mitochondria in red blood cell vesicles, reaching about 80 percent delivery in cultured cells and easing disease in mice.

Medical Daily · Aug 18

Two Stickers and a Phone Camera Matched the Lab Test for Cystic Fibrosis, at About a Dollar a Test

A wearable system called CF SWIFT measured sweat chloride in 55 patients at roughly a dollar per test. FDA clearance is still required.

Medical Daily · Aug 18

Your Skin Keeps a Chemical Alarm That Tells the Rest of Your Body When to Make Antibodies

A stress metabolite in skin cells activates the TRPV3 channel and triggers systemic antibody production, a pathway found overactive in lupus lesions.

Medical Daily · Aug 18

Human Brain Immune Cells Take up to Eight Years to Grow Up, While a Mouse Needs Three Weeks

Columbia researchers found that human microglia mature over four to eight years, driven by a gene duplicated only in humans, matching the slow pace of neurons.

Medical Daily · Aug 18

Blood Floods a Sleeping Mouse Brain 50 Seconds Before REM Starts, Then Its Neurons Run Low on Fuel

Blood volume rose about 50 seconds before REM sleep in mice, yet neuronal ATP fell sharply. Researchers call it an energy paradox in the brain.

Medical Daily · Aug 18

A Pallet Nail Found Inside One Loaf Prompted a Seattle Bakery to Recall 517 Sourdough Breads

Grand Central Bakery recalled 517 potato sourdough loaves sold across Seattle and Tacoma after a metal pallet nail was found baked inside.

Medical Daily · Aug 18

Colorado Quarantines More Horse Properties as a Blistering Livestock Virus That Can Infect People Spreads Again

Vesicular stomatitis has reached four Colorado counties this year. The virus rarely infects people, but handlers of sick animals can catch it.

Medical Daily · Aug 18