Semax, a synthetic heptapeptide (Met-Glu-His-Phe-Pro-Gly-Pro), derived from adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), has emerged as a subject of growing interest in various scientific domains, particularly within neurobiological and molecular research. Originally synthesized in Russia, Semax was designed to retain some of the regulatory properties of ACTH without interacting with glucocorticoid receptors. This structural alteration has directed attention to the peptide's unique molecular architecture and its potential in modulating neurological, genetic, and cellular processes across a variety of research models.

Semax, a synthetic heptapeptide (Met-Glu-His-Phe-Pro-Gly-Pro), derived from adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), has emerged as a subject of growing interest in various scientific domains, particularly within neurobiological and molecular research. Originally synthesized in Russia, Semax was designed to retain some of the regulatory properties of ACTH without interacting with glucocorticoid receptors. This structural alteration has directed attention to the peptide's unique molecular architecture and its potential in modulating neurological, genetic, and cellular processes across a variety of research models.

As November is Diabetes Awareness Month, it’s important to know that diabetes is an illness that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports affects about 38.4 million people in the country. The CDC also notes that 98 million American adults have prediabetes, which is a precursor to type 2 diabetes. “Diabetes is an illness not to be taken lightly as it has a major impact on your health,” said Dr.

In America, drug crimes in association with possession or trafficking are of the gravest nature. According to the Sentencing Commission, drug-related cases with overdoses receive an average sentence of 149 months, or 12.4 years. In contrast, for similar cases without an overdose charge, the average sentence imposed was some 76 months, or 6.3 years. When confronted with drug possession or trafficking charges, one must understand that lawyers do so with the defense of the accused in mind.

LCCN Staff Report CERRITOS — The Cerritos City Council is preparing to raise water and sewer rates for the first time in several years, citing rising operating costs and the need to reduce subsidies from the City’s General Fund. At its October 27 meeting, the Council approved a resolution setting a Proposition 218 public hearing for January 26, 2026, to consider proposed annual rate adjustments covering a five-year period from Fiscal Year 2025-26 through 2029-30.

Supervisor Hahn with volunteers at Los Angeles Harbor College. Photo Diandra Jay. WILMINGTON — Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn continued her holiday season food distribution effort today with a major giveaway event at Los Angeles Harbor College, where approximately 2,500 families received free boxes of groceries. This was the second of four large-scale food giveaways Hahn is hosting in partnership with the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, with additional coordination from the L.A.

By Loren Kopff Sports Editor | Follow X November 13, 2025 The new system that slots football teams into divisions based off ratings that the CIF-Southern Section put into place several years ago, which has been expanded to every team from all sports, has received its share of positive and negative feedback. Teams that were undefeated or league champions are no longer guaranteed a home game, unlike the past when it was a given.

By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X November 10, 2025 Susan Shelley is once again using her Orange County Register column, “Voter ID Is Key to Election Integrity,” published November 9, 2025, to push voter ID laws and cast doubt on California’s elections. She paints a picture of people lugging “Santa Claus sacks” full of ballots into county offices, calling our vote-by-mail system lawless causing every county registrar-recorder and city clerk in California to shake their heads in disgust.

As America celebrates Veterans Day on Nov. 11 to recognize the men and women in the armed forces whose sacrifices in war and peace protect our freedoms, many veterans continue to struggle with their mental health and everyday life following their military service. Whether it’s related to complications with employment, maintaining healthy relationships, experiencing nightmares or dealing with flashbacks caused by Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), for many veterans, life is a daily challenge that warrants special attention.

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By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X November 11, 2025, 2025 The Central Basin Municipal Water District convened a special board meeting at 8:30 a.m. last Monday in Cerritos to discuss the agency’s general manager position in closed session but, according to three sources, failed to reach a quorum. Those same sources told Los Cerritos Community News that the board never announced the lack of a quorum.

November 10, 2025 WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. The justices turned away an appeal from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples after the high court's 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges. Davis had been trying to get the court to overturn a lower-court order for her to pay $360,000 in damages and attorney's fees to a couple denied a marriage license.

Here’s that story rewritten in your clear, straightforward Los Cerritos Community News tone — trimmed of cable-style filler and speculation, but keeping all the key facts: Senate Reaches Deal to End Shutdown, Fund Government Through January WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators has reached an agreement to reopen the government and extend federal funding through January 30, with a Senate vote expected as early as Sunday.

By Loren Kopff Sports Editor | Follow X November 9, 2025 After a three-year absence from the CIF-Southern Section playoffs, La Mirada High was rewarded with a home game in the first football postseason game in the newly renovated Goodman Memorial Stadium. The Matadores, who finished in fourth place in the Gateway League and were one of three at-large representatives in Division 8, gave 12th seeded Beckman High all it could handle in the first half.

The Artesia High girls volleyball team celebrates the program's first CIF-Southern Section divisional championship in school history. The Pioneers swept Schurr High 25-9, 25-12, 27-25 last Saturday night in the Division 8 finals. PHOTO BY LOREN KOPFF. By Loren Kopff Sports Editor | Follow X November 9, 2025 Throughout Artesia High’s magical and historical 2025 regular season, the Pioneers had posted five sweeps against three opponents in three-set matches, coming against John Glenn High twice, Pioneer High twice and Mayfair High once.

Federal health officials are investigating an outbreak of a rare infant disease in 10 states linked to baby formula that was being recalled, officials said. At least 13 cases of infant botulism were recorded by Saturday following a recall of ByHeart Inc.’s Whole Nutrition Infant Formula, the Food and Drug Administration said in a statement. Since August, at least 13 infants in 10 states who had been given the formula have had botulism type A infections, …

November 9, 2025 Another day, another court defeat... A federal judge in Oregon has ruled that former President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Portland in 2025 violated federal law. U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, found the administration failed to prove that Portland faced a “rebellion or danger of rebellion,” the only legal grounds for using the Guard domestically.

November 8, 2025 By Brian Hews Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn announced this week that six cities in her Fourth District will receive a combined $24 million in grants to build stormwater-capture infrastructure, part of a sweeping $134 million regional investment approved by the Board of Supervisors on November 4. The funds come from Measure W—the “Safe, Clean Water Program”—a parcel tax approved by voters in 2018 that generates roughly $285 million annually for projects improving local water supply, enhancing water quality, and greening community spaces.

November 7, 2025 By Stepheny Gehrig The La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts welcomed “Peter Pan Goes Wrong” for its opening night on November 1. Starring Cathy Rigby, the highly anticipated play drew a packed theater and plenty of laughter. The whirlwind show is a play within a play, in which the cast is performing their own opening night of “Peter Pan,” but everything goes hilariously awry.

By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X November 7, 2025 The Trump administration is once again fighting the idea of feeding Americans. On Thursday, after a federal judge ordered them to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for November, the administration ran straight to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals asking for an emergency stay of the ruling—because apparently paying for food is a constitutional crisis.

By Loren Kopff Sports Editor | Follow X November 7, 2025 Due to a prior commitment covering the Artesia High girls volleyball semifinal playoff match, I wasn’t able to watch Game 7 of the 2025 World Series from beginning to end. However, through the power of SiriusXM, I was fortunate to hear Ben Shulman’s call of Bo Bichette’s three-run home run in the bottom of the third inning on the Toronto Blue Jays feed as I was approaching Loma Linda Academy.

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