BooBoone interviews Alana Castle, M.P.H., regarding her research related to menopausal symptoms related to midlife women’s brain health. She has accepted a new role as clinical coordinator at the OHSU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.

Oregon Tech is seeking financial support to start a new public medical school in Klamath Falls to better address the primary care provider shortage in rural Oregon, noting the school would be Oregon’s second public medical school after OHSU.

Profile of a transgender college volleyball player, Joanna Harper, Ph.D., says, “The vast body of evidence suggests that men outperform women, but trans women aren’t men. And so the question isn’t, do men outperform women? The question is, as a population group, do trans women outperform cis women, and if so, by how much?”

a “Hands Off” demonstration April 19 in downtown Portland, including interviewing OHSU immunologists Isabella Rauch, Ph.D. and Lauren Rodda, Ph.D., who says, “We’re here because we want to protest the decrease in funding for science.”

Shyam Joshi, M.D., is interviewed by The Associated Press about spring allergy season.

KGW-TV reports that health officials are warning about a spike in dangerous incidents involving nitrous oxide. Courtney Temple, M.D., attributes the uptick to social media, increased availability and creative marketing: “The packaging now has become very bright, very colorful.”

As part of its series “Falling Behind: The Miseducation of America’s Boys,” WBUR-Radio’s “On Point” interviews Christopher Reigeluth, Ph.D., who says, “Kids cannot reach their academic potential if their mental health, their social and emotional well-being is not solid and fortified, right? Just thinking about performance on tests, paying attention in class, absorbing lessons. You can’t do any of that well if your mental health is compromised.”

Jonathon Baker, Ph.D., says gum disease-causing bacteria have been found in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s, the tumors of colon cancer patients and in heart tissue of people with cardiovascular disease.

Cindy McEvoy, M.D., says, “Lower lung function early in life often tracks and remains low into adulthood, so it’s critical we identify early interventions to address these risks.”

Cindy McEvoy, M.D., says, “Lower lung function early in life often tracks and remains low into adulthood, so it’s critical we identify early interventions to address these risks.”