Severe Sepsis During Treatment for Childhood Leukemia and Sequelae Among Adult Survivors.

Importance: Children undergoing treatment for leukemia are at increased risk of severe sepsis, a dysregulated immune response to infection leading to acute organ dysfunction. As cancer survivors, they face a high burden of long-term adverse effects. The association between sepsis during anticancer therapy and long-term organ dysfunction in adult survivors of childhood cancer has not been examined.

Tunable Molybdenum Disulfide-Enabled Fiber Mats for High-Efficiency Removal of Mercury from Water.

The application of molybdenum disulfide (MoS) for water decontamination is expanded toward a novel approach for mercury removal using nanofibrous mats coated with MoS. A bottom-up synthesis method for growing MoS on carbon nanofibers was employed to maximize the nanocomposite decontamination potential while minimizing the release of the nanomaterial to treated water. First, a co-polymer of polyacrylonitrile and polystyrene was electrospun as nanofibrous mats and pretreated to form pristine carbon fibers.