Articles
$1.25 million Edna House expansion fills recovery gap, adds long-term housing
Christopher Johnston
PUB: TheLandCLE.org
August 16, 2022
Several years ago, the team running The Edna House for Women realized they had a significant gap in the recovery services they have been providing since 2003 to women struggling with alcoholism or substance use disorder.
Read MoreResearchers Get Closer to Gene Editing Treatment for Cardiovascular Disease
Christopher Johnston
PUB: Leaps.org
April 21, 2022
Later this year, Verve Therapeutics of Cambridge, Ma., will initiate Phase 1 clinical trials to test VERVE-101, a new medication that, if successful, will employ gene editing to significantly reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, or LDL.
Read MoreNew gene therapy helps patients with rare disease. One mother wouldn’t have it any other way.
Christopher Johnston
PUB: Leaps.org
July 19, 2022
Three years ago, Jordan Janz of Consort, Alberta, knew his gene therapy treatment for cystinosis was working when his hair started to darken.
Read MoreAhead of the Curve: Anisfield-Wolf Award Founder Championed Diversity a Century Ago
Christopher Johnston
PUB: ASJA Magazine
How Genetic Testing and Targeted Treatments Are Helping More Cancer Patients Survive
Christopher Johnston
PUB: Leaps.org
February 18, 2022
Scientists are studying cancer genomes to more precisely diagnose their patients’ diseases – offering hope for targeted drug treatments.
Read MoreNeighborhood Family Practice builds trust to vaccinate near west side’s marginalized communities
Christopher Johnston
PUB: The Land
December 21, 2021
Neighborhood Family Practice earned one of the Ohio Commission on Hispanic Latino Affairs’ Nuestra Familia Awards “for winning the trust of Latino families and building relationships that lead to better health outcomes” last month, crowning the local healthcare company’s consistent efforts to serve Cleveland’s marginalized communities.
Read MoreCleveland working to promote convenient access to healthy foods in neighborhoods
Christopher Johnston
PUB: The Land
February 22, 2022
In late January, Cleveland City Council unanimously approved restrictions on where new small-box retail stores can be located. To slow the proliferation of dollar stores, the recent legislation prohibits them from being built or opened within two miles of an existing discount store.
Read MoreA New Stem Cell Therapy Provides Hope to Patients with Blood Cancer
Christopher Johnston
PUB: leaps.org
June 11, 2021
Stacey Khoury felt more fatigued and out of breath than she was used to from just walking up the steps to her job in retail jewelry sales in Nashville, Tennessee. By the time she got home, she was more exhausted than usual, too.
Read MoreThe WWII-era scientist who revolutionized cancer research—despite the Nazis
Christopher Johnston
PUB: Johns Hopkins University
June 4, 2021
In his new book, ‘Ravenous,’ Johns Hopkins faculty member Sam Apple explains how Nobel laureate Otto Warburg’s once disregarded cancer metabolism research has undergone a major resurgence.
Read MoreEnsure Honey Bee Health By Managing Healthy Colonies
Christopher Johnston
PUB: Honey Colony
May 27, 2020
Ridding bee colonies of Varroa mites is key, but keepers must take a holistic approach to maintain thriving hives. With colony collapse disorder (CCD) decimating significant numbers of hives every year, research scientists and beekeepers continue their search for solutions.
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