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ESGCT Conference Takeaways: A specialty laboratory perspective

Discover the latest innovations in cell and gene therapy via Cerba Research's highlights of ESGCT.

From Cerba Research 22 Nov 2024

First 'blueprint' of human skeletal development offers new insights into bone formation

The first 'blueprint' of human skeletal development reveals how the skeleton forms, shedding light on the process of arthritis, and highlighting cells involved in conditions that affect skull and bone growth.

21 Nov 2024

Oral medication sodium oxybate shows promise for treating laryngeal dystonia

Laryngeal dystonia (LD), a rare neurological disease that significantly impacts a person's ability to speak due to uncontrollable vocal cord spasms, can have a debilitating effect on a person's social life, employment and mental health.

20 Nov 2024

Using earpiece microphones to spot early signs of Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's disease affects more than 50 million people worldwide, often devastating both the individuals who have it and their families and loved ones.

20 Nov 2024

Social Security tackles overpayment ‘injustices,’ but problems remain

In March, newly installed Social Security chief Martin O'Malley criticized agency "injustices" that "shock our shared sense of equity and good conscience as Americans."

18 Nov 2024

Can music therapy be the breakthrough dementia care desperately needs?

Music therapy reduces distress and improves well-being in advanced dementia by meeting unmet needs, enhancing caregiver-patient understanding, and fostering humanizing connections in institutional care settings.

18 Nov 2024

Early radiosurgery for small cranial nerve tumors can prevent future complications

Patients with a small cranial nerve tumor that can cause hearing loss, vertigo, imbalance and ringing in the ears have typically been watched rather than proactively treated, as the risks of early intervention were thought to outweigh the benefits.

12 Nov 2024

A father's journey from emergency response to a career at NYU Langone Health

The scream that Jonathan Negron heard on a commercial airline flight five years ago ultimately signaled his pathway to a career with NYU Langone Health, one inspired by the quick diagnosis of his daughter's exceedingly rare condition.

12 Nov 2024

Election outcome could bring big changes to Medicare

On the campaign trail, both former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are eager to portray themselves as guardians of Medicare.

5 Nov 2024

New active substance shows promise in treating acute sudden hearing loss

A research team led by MedUni Vienna has investigated AC102, a new active substance that offers hope of an effective treatment for acute sudden hearing loss. The latest results have been published in the scientific journal "Cell Death & Disease".

5 Nov 2024

Childhood neglect linked with mental and physical health problems in adulthood

New research from the University of Toronto found that childhood neglect, even in the absence of childhood sexual abuse and physical abuse, is linked with a wide range of mental and physical health problems in adulthood.

1 Nov 2024

In Montana, conservative groups see chance to kill Medicaid expansion

Conservative groups are working to undermine support for Montana's Medicaid expansion in hopes the state will abandon the program. The rollback would be the first in the decade since the Affordable Care Act began allowing states to cover more people with low incomes.

31 Oct 2024

An Arm and a Leg: Can racism make you sick?

For the past four years, journalist Cara Anthony, a KFF Health News Midwest correspondent, has been reporting on the public health effects of racism, violence, and intergenerational trauma in a small Missouri town.

29 Oct 2024

‘Dreamers’ can enroll in ACA plans this year — but a court challenge could get in the way

When open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, starts nationwide this week, a group that had previously been barred from signing up will be eligible for the first time: The "Dreamers." That's the name given to children brought to the United States without immigration paperwork who have since qualified for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

29 Oct 2024

How a proposed federal heat rule might have saved these workers’ lives

On a sweltering afternoon in July 2020, Belinda Ramones got a call that her brother was in the hospital. The call was from a woman at the Florida landscaping business that he had joined that week, the Davey Tree Expert Co., Ramones said. By the time she arrived, she said, "My brother was swollen up from hands to toes."

28 Oct 2024

Black Americans still suffer worse health. Here’s why there’s so little progress

One morning in late April, a small brick health clinic along the Thurgood Marshall Highway bustled with patients.

28 Oct 2024

Unlocking the secrets of Usher syndrome

The mistakes are small but carry severe consequences: In Usher syndrome, genetic mutations cause both hearing and vision loss. Cell biologist Professor Uwe Wolfrum from Mainz University is researching the molecular background of this rare genetic disorder - supported by foundations and, not least, by affected individuals themselves

28 Oct 2024

California mental health agency director to resign following conflict of interest allegations

California's mental health commission on Thursday announced its executive director would resign amid revelations that he traveled to the U.K. courtesy of a state vendor while he sought to prevent a budget cut that would have defunded the company's contract.

25 Oct 2024

Mini-protein AKY-1189 delivers targeted radiation to tumor cells

Researchers have shown for the first time that it is possible for a specially-designed 'mini-protein' to deliver a radiation dose directly to tumour cells expressing a protein on their cell surfaces called Nectin-4, which is often found in a number of different cancers.

24 Oct 2024

A California official helped save a mental health company’s contract. It flew him to London.

The director of California's mental health commission traveled to London this summer courtesy of a state vendor while he was helping to prevent a $360 million budget cut that would have defunded the company's contract.

23 Oct 2024