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Animal shelter gives out 29 more pallets of pet food, supplies with help from Marines – The San Diego Union-Tribune

Posted: June 4, 2022 at 2:17 am

Community events in North County...

CARLSBAD

Marine Protected Areas subject of talk at lagoon

Batiquitos Lagoon hosts a presentation on California Marine Protected Areas, 10 a.m. Saturday June 11 led by Angela Kemsley. The free, family event will focus on 124 marine protected areas in California that are a type of underwater park, including 11 in San Diego County that protect sandy shores, tide pools, kelp forests, submarine canyons, and lagoons, such as Batiquitos. Meet at the picnic tables next to the Nature Center, 7380 Gabbiano Lane. Visit Batiquitoslagoon.org.

Summer concert at La Costa Spa & Resort

The next Live summer concert series continues with Tris Imboden Yacht Stars 7:30 p.m. Saturday June 11 at Omni La Costa Spa & Resort, 2100 Costa Del Mar Road. Self parking is free; valet $25, Cocktails and beverages sold. Tickets are $60-$250 at tix.com/ticket-sales/apaulomusic/2914/event/1262879.

ENCINITAS

Monthly Bird Watch at botanic garden

The San Diego Botanic Garden hosts its next monthly Monday bird walk at 8 a.m. Monday June 6 led by birding specialists at the garden, Quail Gardens Drive and Ecke Ranch Road. which is a hot spot for native and migrating birds. Visit sdbgarden.org.

Last week of orchid show

San Diego Botanic Gardens second annual spring orchid showcase, World of Orchids continues through June 12 in the 8,000 square foot, glass-enclosed Dickinson Family Education Conservatory. Garden admission is $12-$18, including access to the Gardens 37 acres; free for members of SDBG and other gardens participating in the American Horticultural Societys Reciprocal Admissions Program. Reserve an entrance date and time at sdbgarden.org.

ESCONDIDO

Computer tutoring for seniors offered

The Senior Service Council Escondido holds registration for computer tutoring 9 to 11:30 a.m. Friday June 10 at 728 N Broadway. One-on-one tutoring is offered for PCs, tablets, and smartphones (Android and iPhone). Fee is $10/hr or three sessions for $25. Visit escondido-senior-services.org.

Sikes Adobe 150th anniversary celebration

San Diegito River Park and the Friends of Sikes Adobe will hold a celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Sikes Adobe Historic Homestead. The Open House is from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. June 5 at the Sikes Adobe, 12655 Sunset Drive. Free festivities will include the history of the Sikes homestead and early agriculture in North County, recognition of the descendants of the Sikes family, and tours of the adobe home and gardens. Email leana@sdrp.org or call (858) 674-2270, ext.14.

Assistance League recruiting volunteers

The Assistance League of Inland North County is recruiting volunteers to join in their mission to support local children and families. The nonprofits largest programs are Operation School Bell, which serves 100 schools in nine county school districts, and the McKinney-Vento Programs for homeless students in Vista, Escondido and Poway. The nonprofit also helps neighboring Assistance League chapters clothe children of military families at Camp Pendleton. A new program began this year with the state-subsidized child care centers in Escondido called Growing Minds. Members work with children ages 3 to 5 with reading and other projects to prepare them for kindergarten. The group runs an all-volunteer thrift shop at 2068 E. Valley Parkway in Escondido, open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays. Visit assistanceleague.org/inland-north-county or email alinc.membership@gmail.com.

FALLBROOK

Knights of Columbus holds golf tourney

The Knights of Columbus Chapter 3162 hosts the 10th Annual Scramble Charity Golf Tournament and Silent Auction fundraiser June 13, with a 1 p.m. shotgun start at The Golf Club of California, 3742 Flowerwood Lane. Tournament proceeds will benefit the historic Mission San Luis Rey Parish and the Semper Fi Fund/Americas Fund Camp Pendleton Unit which provides financial support to combat wounded, ill & injured members of armed services & their families. Register at kofc3162.org/golf.

NORTH COUNTY

Upcoming blood drives

The San Diego Blood Bank will hold blood drives in the following parking lots:

Target 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, June 10 at 3150 Business Park Drive.

Park Circle noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 11 at 27679 Park Circle Way, Valley CenterHarvest Park.

Vallecitos Water District 7 a.m. to noon June 13 at 201 Vallecitos de Oro, San Marcos.

Donors will receive a San Diego Padres Blood Drive T-shirt while supplies last.

Call (800) 469-7322 or visit sandiegobloodbank.org.

Widows/widowers support group offers social activities

The Catholic Widows and Widowers of North County support group fosters friendships through various social activities and will hold these events.

Tuesday June 7: Lunch, Dominics Italian Restaurant, Oceanside Harbor.

Thursday June 9: Walk, Buena Vista Park, Vista with lunch to follow La Casa De Los Alambres, Vista.

June 14: Lunch, The Grill at St Marks Golf Club, San Marcos.

June 16: Bowling, Bowlero, San Marcos and meal afterward.

June 18: Coastal Communities Concert Band, Carlsbad and meal afterward at Blue Water Grill, Carlsbad.

June 22: Happy Hour/Dinner La Tapatia, Escondido.

June 26: Mass, Mission San Luis Rey, Oceanside with meal to follow, Upper Crust Pizza, Oceanside.

June 29: Tour Museum of Making Music with lunch to follow at Karl Strauss Brewing Co., Carlsbad.

Reservations are required at (760) 696-3502.

Virtual Cancer Survivors Day Wednesday

Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center will host a virtual Cancer Survivors Day event for cancer survivors, families, friends and the community 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 8. The program will focus on living life well and will include welcome remarks by Scripps MD Anderson medical director Thomas Buchholz, M.D., followed by a cancer patient story by author Catherine Datte. Robert Bonakdar, M.D., of Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine, will discuss using mindfulness meditation to help cope with stress. There will be a mindfulness and stretch break led by Scripps fitness instructor, followed by a discussion on nutrition and fitness for wellness. Free. Advance registration required at (800) 727-4777 or https://www.scripps.org/events/scripps-md-anderson-cancer-survivors-day-virtual-event-june-8-2022.

I Hate Hamlet at Scripps Ranch Theatre

Scripps Ranch Theatre continues Season 42 with the comedy I Hate Hamlet by Paul Rudnick, directed by Phil Johnson. The production runs through June 12 on the campus of Alliant International University. Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $10-$39.

Meals on Wheels holds in-person gala Saturday

Meals on Wheels San Diego County will host its in-person Reach for the Stars Galaxy Gala from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday June 11 at the Sheraton Hotel & Marina, 1380 Harbor Island Drive, Mission Bay for the County-wide community . Highlights include Attendees cocktail reception, a silent auction, and Chef Appetizer Showcase. The evening will close with dancing to live music from local funk, soul and R&B band, Lust for Life. General admission tickets are $250. Visit sandiegomealsonwheels.org.

Dance Troupe seeks new members

The Toe Tappers senior dance group is recruiting experienced tap dancers who enjoy rehearsing and performing for audiences. The group entertains at special events throughout San Diego. Dancers rehearse in North County on Monday and Thursday mornings. Call (760) 845-5705.

OCEANSIDE

Grand opening of library bookstore Thursday

The Friends of the Oceanside Public Library hold a grand opening of Jane & Evies Used Books, a Friends of the Oceanside Public Library Bookstore 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, June 9 at 323 North Coast Highway. The celebration will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon, guest speakers, light refreshments and giveaways. The stores name honors the late Jane Cheadle and Evie Magaa, Friends who devoted many years of service to the Library and community. Visit oplfriends.org or call (760) 435-5560.

Pride by the Beach fest Saturday

The North County LGBTQ Resource Centers Pride by the Beach annual festival is noon to 6 p.m. Saturday June 11, at 300 N. Coast Hwy. This years theme is Together. The free alcohol and tobacco-free event features local speakers, music, entertainment and education zone. Oceanside Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Julie Vitale will deliver the keynote address. The Los Angeles queer pop group Boi Band BOI will be the headline. All-female salsa band Sabrosas Latin Orquesta, rapper Tony Ocean, Lana Segi aka theholyrainbowclub and local drag queens will also perform. Visit ncresourcecenter.org.

Fishing enthusiasts meet Friday

The Senior Anglers of Escondido meets 9:30 a.m. Friday June 10 and will host Dr. Jay Grossman, a local dermatologist for 35 years, for a presentation on Maximizing protection when enjoying outdoor activities during sunlight conditions. The club is open to fishing enthusiasts age 50 and above, and meets at the Park Avenue Community Center, 210 Park Ave. Visit senioranglersofescondido.net.

Veterans group meets Monday

The Veterans Association of North Countys Veterans Advisory Committee meeting is noon to 1 p.m. Monday in the VANC Resource Center, 1617 Mission Ave. The speakers include Jaime Salome, assistant director for Ft. Rosecrans and Miramar National Cemetery; Sin Kook, student outreach & recruitment specialist-Workshops for Warriors and Lindsay Livingston, outreach coordinator at the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at VVSD Oceanside. Visit vanc.me.

Brother Benno Thrift Shop open

The Brother Benno Thrift Shop is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays at 3955 Mission Ave. Donations are being accepted at the store from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays. Visit brotherbenno.orgCQ or call (760) 967-7505.

Summer reading program begins

Oceanside Public Library kicks off its Summer Reading program for children, teens, and adults. All ages earn prizes and can attend literacy-based, educational and fun events through Aug. 6. This years theme is Read Beyond the Beaten Path. Sign up at oceansidepubliclibrary.org. Other area libraries are also offering Summer Reading programs.

POWAY

Senior patrol volunteers sought

The San Diego County Sheriffs Department stations in Poway and 4S Ranch are looking for adults to join the Senior Volunteer Patrol. Duties include traffic control, patrolling neighborhoods in Poway and 4S Ranch, checking on homes of residents on vacation, and checking on the welfare of residents as part of the Sheriffs Departments You Are Not Alone program. Volunteers must be at least 50 years old, a U.S. citizen or legal resident who has applied for citizenship, and have a valid California drivers license and car insurance. Volunteers must be of good moral character with no felony convictions and attend a two-week Senior Volunteer Patrol Academy. Volunteers typically work up to five hours a week. Call (858) 232-8000. For information about the Senior Volunteer Patrol program in other parts of San Diego, visit sdsheriff.gov/recruitment/senior-volunteer-patrol.

RANCHO BERNADO

Historical Society gives talk on book Measures to Missiles

The Rancho Bernardo Historical Society Speakers Series presents a free talk 11 a.m. Saturday, June 11 at the Rancho Bernardo History Museum in the Bernardo Winery. Historian and author Vincent Rossi will discuss his new book, From Measures to Missiles, the story of a government laboratory that developed the first U.S. guided missiles. Visit rbhistory.org.

RANCHO BERNARDO

Republican womens group hosts Senator Jones

The Rancho Bernardo Republican Women Federated hosts guest speaker State Senator Brian Jones at its luncheon/meeting 11 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. June 17 at the Bernardo Heights Country Club, 16066 Bernardo Heights Pkwy. Cost is $30 for two course lunch. Jones will discuss legislative measures he has authored and supported. He recently completed a project with the Warrior foundation - Freedom Station to provide disabled parking for the residents and their families. Register and RSVP by Friday June 10th to rbrwf.org.

RANCHO SANTA FE

Reunion Gala benefits Seacrest Village care for seniors

The Seacrest Foundations Womens Auxiliary presents the 44th annual gala on Saturday June 12 outdoors at a private residence and vineyard in Rancho Santa Fe. Highlights of the Reunion Gala include champagne and cocktail reception, a three course wine-paired dinner overlooking the vineyard, and entertainment. auction and Fund-a-Need Program. Proceeds support the Seacrest Village Resident Assistance Fund, which provides charitable care for residents in need. Visit seacrestfoundation.org.

SAN MARCOS

Bingo on Mondays at senior center

The San Marcos Senior Activity Center, at 111 Richmar Ave., hosts bingo from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Mondays. The cost is $1 per card. Prizes include snacks, decorations and household items. Participants can also have lunch at 11:30 a.m. before bingo. Suggested lunch contribution for ages 60 and older is $4; cost for ages 59 and younger is $5. Lunch reservations must be made by 2 p.m. the Friday before bingo at (760) 744-5535, ext. 3607, or visit the Lunch Desk.

Writing group meets Wednesdays

The San Marcos Writers Critique Group meets from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays via Zoom for serious writers to critique each others writings. Basic requirements include a computer with video, audio and Internet and a commitment to participate every week for four months. The group splits the $16 monthly cost between members. Participants read their pieces and receive constructive critique. Email rmdellorfano@gmail.com.

Summer Soiree concert Saturday

Pacific Coast Harmony will present Summer Soire, a concert of modern four-part harmony music 3:15 p.m. June 12 at the Rancho Santa Fe Community Center, 5967 La Grenada. The music spans the Great American Songbook, Broadway theater and film, popular traditional pieces and beyond. In addition to the chorus, there will be several special quartet appearances. The concert will follow a reception from 2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. with beer, wine and hors doeuvres and a silent auction. Tickets are $25 at the door or pacificcoastharmony.bpt.me.

VISTA

Rodgers and Hammersteins Cinderella staged at the Moonlight

The opening of Moonlightss production of Rodgers and Hammersteins Cinderella has been postponed from Wednesday June 8 to Friday June 10 because of COVID cases in the cast and the production runs through June 25 at the Moonlight Amphitheatre, 1250 Vale Terrace Drive. The romantic musical offers a fresh take and surprising twists on the tale. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. for dining and picnicking, curtain at 8 p.m. Table reservations on the Moonlight Patio are $5 per person, including early entry at 6 p.m. Bread and Cheese Eatery returns as the Moonlights concessionaire. Patrons holding tickets for the Wed.., June 8 performance will be rescheduled to June 14 and those with tickets for Thurs.., June 9 will be rescheduled to June 21. Patrons unable to move into the new dates can call VisTix at (760) 724-2110. Tickets are $17-$61 with additional general lawn discounts for seniors, students, and the military at moonlightstage.com.

5K Fun Run and Walk to support mental and physical health

Vista Community Clinics fourth annual 5K Fun Run and Walk is June 12 at Brengle Terrace Park, 1200 Vale Terrace Dr. The new course is scenic and has plenty of areas for participants to explore. All ages are welcome and this family-friendly event allows each participant to set their own pace. Check in is 7 to 10 a.m. on day of race. At the end of the race, the clinic team will have swag, continental breakfast snacks, and information on the clinics mental and physical health services. Registration fee is $12. http://www.vistacommunityclinic.org/vcc5k/.

City provides free breakfast, lunch to kids

The City of Vista is providing free, nutritional breakfast and lunch to children, 18 and under during its summer day camp program at Jim Porter Recreation Center in Brengle Terrace Park, 1200 Vale Terrace Drive. Meals are served weekdays from Monday June 13 through August 12. Breakfast is served 9 to 9:30 a.m. Lunch is 12 to 12:45 p.m. On the Independence Day holiday July 4, meals will not be available. Call (760) 643-5272.

Annual Alley Art Festival Saturday

The 6th Annual Alley Art Festival, a free community event with live entertainment, art demonstrations, food trucks, artist market and puppet parade, is 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday June 11 at Green Oak Ranch, 1237 Green Oak Road. Artists will exhibit a range of works from contemporary to traditional, including kinetic artworks and sculptures to puppetry and paintings. Visit artinvista.org.

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The Coaching Industry Expands Beyond The Field Of Play Into Healthcare Education – Forbes

Posted: June 4, 2022 at 2:17 am

Health education and coaching continues to grow as a professional path.

Coaches are seeing more opportunities than ever, including educators and administrators who choose to expand their know-how into adjacent industries of healthcare, EdTech, human resources, and wellness organizations.

The higher education community recognizes the importance of a carryover model, demonstrated by Vanderbilts coaching program for the Center for Student Wellbeing inside their nursing school. Additionally, Harvard Medical School is exploring the need for certified health and wellness coaches in hospitals across the country.

Education and healthcare continue to strengthen their sometimes unintentional and coincidental relationship, often borrowing approaches to support better outcomes.

To gain a perspective on the approach, this reporter sat down with Integrative Nutrition Certified Health Coach, Kevin Ellis, a.k.a the Bone Coach, to learn more about how education has evolved coaching, as a profession, from the traditions of the athletic field to careers of study and impact.

Ellis was diagnosed with osteoporosis at the young age of 30, decades before its typical onset. Left with shrinking bone density and a lifetime of pharmaceutical dependence, he took ownership of his health and, in turn, developed a coaching network to address solutions more holistically.

Beginning Diagnosis

Rod Berger: Describe your diagnosis and your journey during the initial stages?

Kevin Ellis: It's pretty shocking when someone hears that a 30-year-old male has osteoporosis. Very weak porous bones are usually associated with someone later in life. Its a more common condition found in women 55 years and much older. Its very uncommon for a 30-year-old active male who's a former Marine to be diagnosed with the condition.

Kevin Ellis, Integrative Nutrition Certified Health Coach, changing lives through health education ... [+] and coaching.

I had suffered from celiac disease for years, where gluten damages the villi in the intestine. I couldn't absorb nutrients and my body started raking those nutrients like calcium from my bones to serve other purposes. My body was tapping into its own reserves in my bones, causing osteoporosis in my early 30s.

All the doctors failed to recognize the connection and thanks to a physician's assistant recommending a bone density exam, it was discovered. After doctors painted a future filled with broken bones and medication, I realized I needed to figure some things out.

I started down this path of reading, researching and consulting with many different people. I needed a plan in place to be there for my wife and kids to have an active future. I made progress, improving my health and my bones.

Coaching Onset

Berger: When we think about healthcare, or our own health, there's so much education that goes into it. I wonder if we have the correct information to understand and comprehend our bodies and what proper functioning looks and feels like.

Ellis: Pharmaceutical intervention may address the symptom but might not address the underlying root cause. I took the holistic approach, addressing bone loss issues to get the right plan in place. I became an integrative nutrition coach and started coaching people one-on-one. I noticed similar issues with diet, digestion, absorption, lab testing, stress, sleep and exercise.

I then realized that this could be repeated for multiple people for greater benefit and turned it into a program that we call the Stronger Bone Solution. I brought in a team of experts, highly credentialed people that are some of the best in their fields. I mentioned how an audience of underserved people would benefit from building stronger bones and would they want to be a part of it. These experts were immediately on board. Many of them were in women's health and understood the need.

Berger: It says a lot that these individuals, already the best in their fields, found your mission and story so compelling to dive into the mix.

Ellis: The team is fantastic. Many are in the natural health field. Theres an educator at the Institute for Functional Medicine, a functional medicine practitioner, a doctor of physical therapy, whos an adviser to the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF), and the American Bone Health organization. We have a Harvard Ph.D. who focuses on stress and sleep, a dietitian, who's also a chef and a university professor, and then we have a whole team of coaches underneath.

Weve helped people in over 1,500 cities worldwide and thousands of people. Our business and coaching programs are on an upward trajectory. Many people understand there is more to it than just whats in a pill.

Connection to Marines and Father

Berger: Not everyone is driven to take what theyve learned and apply it to help others. Is there something in your DNA going back to when you chose to be in the Marine Corps thats always had that element of service inside you?

Ellis: My health journey started before I was even born. When my mother was five months pregnant, my father was told he had cancer and two months after I was born, he passed away. He was 35 years old. I had this fear that I was going to follow in his footsteps to an early grave and not have the opportunity to watch my kids grow up and experience the joys of being a dad.

My father was a Marine, survived combat in Vietnam, but ended up getting cancer from Agent Orange used in the war. I went into the Marines because I thought it would make my dad proud. But also do good in the world and help people. I was in the Marine Corps for five years and brought a very close personal connection to my father, a way to say goodbye to him. After Afghanistan, I decided it was time to move forward with my life and went to school to get an education. But unfortunately, that was when my health took a turn for the worse.

The Marine Corps provided a foundation for me to create a business that would reach, help and serve people.

Coaching Models and Mentoring

Berger: The coaching model is growing in many areas, from education and healthcare to executive coaching and personal coaching. Please talk about the why you feel a coaching model works well with traditional practice inside medicine?

Ellis: Coaches compress time and you will always want to work with someone who condenses the process. I saw an intervention gap in osteopenia and osteoporosis and I decided to utilize the skills I attained and apply them broadly.

I'm very oriented around systems, processes, and templates. The idea with our clients and coaching teams is to eliminate inefficiencies that they may experience in a conventional model where you go to your doctor, spend 15 minutes, book another appointment for eight months to a year out, without needed support along the way.

In our model, we lay out a plan for the individual. Then, every day of the week, we give support along the way with the experts who know how to help you best in a round-robin fashion. It changes the way people get information. When you can get people the correct information they need faster, it has the potential to achieve faster results.

Berger: It feels like going through this kind of coaching process would help develop a sense of agency. Is that something you have noticed?

Ellis: Good coaches don't create dependencies; they empower, educate and help you become your own best advocate. A doctor can cause dependency for some people. A coach helps with concurrencies. Its about reducing dependencies and increasing concurrencies to move a person forward on their best health path.

Most physicians are not people who came into their practice to just prescribe medication and not care about the patient. On the contrary, most want to help people. So we avoid creating a situation where this adversarial relationship of us vs. them mentality exists.

We work together to create a partnership in our healthcare. A doctor may have an education or training in a specific area and help with critical needs. But there are other things they're not going to help you with during a 15-minute consultation. We give our clients tools to share with their physicians to make bone health support easy, including tests to run. We add the science and when results come back, we give clients the guides and tools to sit down with their physician. It's a partnership with the physician.

Mentor a Million

Berger: How do you see serving underserved communities? Is there even more opportunity to dive in even deeper with this kind of support?

Ellis: I'm in the process of developing a program called Mentor a Million. I want to mentor a million kids and teach them how to be good, kind, contributing members of society and teach them good values. I want my business, Bone Coach, to create internship opportunities for these kids so they can work in a purpose-driven organization that's contributing to the betterment of society.

Its my long term vision and it's all going to come together. I can see it clear as day. In my eyes, I'm already mentoring a million kids, but we just haven't crossed paths yet.

According to the 2021 U.S. Health Coaching Market Report the health and wellness industry market has ballooned to $4.2 trillion supporting an exploding market of health coaches to the tune of over $7 billion.

The Annals of Family Medicine projects a shortfall of primary care physicians of nearly 50,000 providers by 2025. The industry is starting to explore health coaching not as a substitute, but as a vital response to expanding health care needs.

Schools and universities have been found to be feeder systems into this sector. Education, writ large, will most likely be looked at as the training grounds to support new interventions and career pathways.

Ellis might just be a reflection of a person and career path that current students explore in the future supporting industry personnel shortages and individual health needs across the country.

Interviews have been edited and condensed for clarity.

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Gene therapy to terminate tachyarrhythmias – DocWire News

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Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2022 Jun 2. doi: 10.1080/14779072.2022.2085686. Online ahead of print.

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: To date, the treatment option for tachyarrhythmia is classified into drug therapy, catheter ablation, and implantable device therapy. However, the efficacy of the antiarrhythmic drugs is limited. Although the indication of catheter ablation is expanding, several fatal tachyarrhythmias are still refractory to ablation. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator increases survival, but it is not a curable treatment. Therefore, a novel therapy for tachyarrhythmias refractory to present treatments is desired. Gene therapy is being developed as a promising candidate for this purpose, and basic research and translational research have been accumulated in recent years.

AREAS COVERED: This paper reviews the current state of gene therapy for arrhythmias, including susceptible arrhythmias, the route of administration to the heart, and the type of vector to use. We also discuss the latest progress in the technology of gene delivery and genome editing.

EXPERT OPINION: Gene therapy is one of the most promising technologies for arrhythmia treatment. However, additional technological innovation to achieve safe, localized, homogeneous, and long-lasting gene transfer is required for its clinical application.

PMID:35655364 | DOI:10.1080/14779072.2022.2085686

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Global Cell and Gene Therapy Markets, Analysis & Forecasts, 2016-2021, 2021-2026F, 2031F – Benzinga – Benzinga

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Dublin, May 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Cell and Gene Therapy Global Market Report 2022: By Product, By Application, By End-User" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The global cell and gene therapy market is expected to grow from $6.58 billion in 2021 to $8.57 billion in 2022 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 30.2%.

The growth is mainly due to the companies resuming their operations and adapting to the new normal while recovering from the COVID-19 impact, which had earlier led to restrictive containment measures involving social distancing, remote working, and the closure of commercial activities that resulted in operational challenges.

The market is expected to reach $21.33 billion in 2026 at a CAGR of 25.6%.

Major players in the cell and gene therapy market are Gilead Sciences, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Novartis AG, Amgen, Merck, Organogenesis Holdings, Dendreon, Vericel, Bluebird Bio and Fibrocell Science.

The cell and gene therapy market consist of sales of cell and gene therapies by entities (organizations, sole traders and partnerships) that develop cell and gene therapies. Cell therapy refers to the transfer of intact, live cells that are originated from autologous or allogenic sources and gene therapy refers to the introduction, removal, or change in the genome for treating diseases. The market consists of revenue generated by the companies developing cell and gene therapy products by the sales of these products.

The main types of products in cell and gene therapy are cell therapy and gene therapy. Gene therapy is a branch of medicine that focuses on modifying the genetic material of cells to achieve a therapeutic effect or to heal disease by repairing or reconstructing damaged genetic material. The different applications include oncology, dermatology, musculoskeletal, others and involves various sectors such as hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, cancer care centers, wound care centers, others.

Steady investment and consolidation in cell and gene therapies contributed to the growth of the cell and gene therapy (CGT) market. After recognizing the potential of the CGT market, 16 out of the 20 largest biopharma companies by revenue, added CGT products to their portfolio.

For instance, Merck invested $109 million in viral vector and gene therapy manufacturing in April 2020. Moreover, 12% of industrial clinical pipeline products and at least 16% of preclinical pipeline products consist of CGT. Steady investment and consolidation in CGT production capacity led to an increase in production capacity and also contributed to the growth of the market.

Limited reimbursements preventing patients from receiving treatments are expected to limit the growth of cell and gene therapy (CGT market. In 2019, Trinity Life Sciences, a life sciences solution provider, researched national and large regional commercial health insurance plans in the US.

It found that the confluence of increasing price, patient volume and number of CGTs on the market is likely to change the reimbursement model for CGTs and impact payer budgets by 5-10%. Payers realize that financing needs to be generated for cost management due to the uncertainty surrounding reimbursement of ancillary costs. Limited reimbursements and uncertain insurance plans are preventing patients from receiving high-cost CGT, which is expected to limit market growth.

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is shaping the cell and gene therapy (CGT) market. (CAR) T-cell therapy is a combination of cell and gene therapy in which T cells are collected from the patient's blood and are genetically engineered to produce modified receptors at their surface, known as chimeric antigen receptors (CARs). These modified T cells with special structures (receptors) are reinfused into the patient.

Then, the modified receptors of T cell help in targeting the surface antigen of the cancer cell that ultimately results in the killing of tumor cells in patients. In 2020, the US-FDA approved Bristol-Myers Squibb's two CAR-T cell therapies to treat lymphoma and multiple myeloma and is set to be launched.

Currently, FDA approved CAR-T cell therapy treatments like Tisagenlecleucel for the treatment of B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in children and Axicabtagene ciloleucel for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Executive Summary

2. Cell and Gene Therapy Market Characteristics

3. Cell and Gene Therapy Market Trends And Strategies

4. Impact Of COVID-19 On Cell and Gene Therapy

5. Cell and Gene Therapy Market Size And Growth5.1. Global Cell and Gene Therapy Historic Market, 2016-2021, $ Billion 5.1.1. Drivers Of The Market 5.1.2. Restraints On The Market 5.2. Global Cell and Gene Therapy Forecast Market, 2021-2026F, 2031F, $ Billion 5.2.1. Drivers Of The Market 5.2.2. Restraints On the Market

6. Cell and Gene Therapy Market Segmentation6.1. Global Cell and Gene Therapy Market, Segmentation By Product, Historic and Forecast, 2016-2021, 2021-2026F, 2031F, $ Billion

6.2. Global Cell and Gene Therapy Market, Segmentation By Application, Historic and Forecast, 2016-2021, 2021-2026F, 2031F, $ Billion

6.3. Global Cell and Gene Therapy Market, Segmentation By End User, Historic and Forecast, 2016-2021, 2021-2026F, 2031F, $ Billion

7. Cell and Gene Therapy Market Regional And Country Analysis7.1. Global Cell and Gene Therapy Market, Split By Region, Historic and Forecast, 2016-2021, 2021-2026F, 2031F, $ Billion 7.2. Global Cell and Gene Therapy Market, Split By Country, Historic and Forecast, 2016-2021, 2021-2026F, 2031F, $ Billion

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Roche SMA drug approved in youngest infants, challenging Novartis and Biogen – BioPharma Dive

Posted: June 4, 2022 at 2:16 am

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Treatment of SMA has transformed over the six years since Biogen first gained approval for Spinraza. The disease was previously considered fatal for many babies born with the mutation that causes it. Even for those with less severe forms of the disorder, there were lifelong disabilities that often required use of a wheelchair or mechanical ventilation.

Until Evrysdi's latest approval, Spinraza was the only drug approved for all patients. Novartis' Zolgensma, which replaces the defective genes to stimulate production of an important muscle protein, is approved for children younger than 2 years old. The company has faced setbacks in trying to complete the clinical studies necessary to win approval in patients older than that.

With SMA's incidence estimated as once per every 10,000 births, the three drugmakers are all targeting a small group of patients with their treatments. While oral and therefore more convenient, Evrysdi must be taken every day. Spinraza, by comparison, is administered once every four months after a two-month loading period through the more invasive intrathecal injection. Zolgensma is intended to be a one-time treatment, although with the long-term safety of gene therapy still unclear, some parents could be more cautious about using it for their babies.

Spinraza is the biggest seller, with $473 million in sales in the first quarter of 2022, compared to $363 million for Zolgensma and about $236 million for Evrysdi. When the two Swiss drugmakers reported earnings, Novartis disclosed that Zolgensma had been used in about 2,000 patients worldwide and Roche said Evrysdi had been used in more than 5,000. (Roche's number includes those treated in clinical trials and compassionate use, however.)

Sales of both Zolgensma and Evrysdi are growing, at the apparent expense of Spinraza, sales of which shrank by 9% in the first quarter compared to the same period last year.

With all three drugs now approved for use in the youngest infants and two of the three available more widely, a new question is how these treatments might be used in sequence. All three, however, are costly: Zolgensma's one-dose list price is around $2 million, while Spinraza's list price is $375,000 a year at the maintenance dose and Evrysdicosts $340,000 annually.

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Gene Therapy Cell Culture Media Market Size, Scope and Forecast | Fujifilm Holdings Corporation, HiMedia Laboratories Pvt., Ltd, Lonza Group Ltd,…

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VectorY presents new pre-clinical data at the European Network for the Cure of ALS (ENCALS) – Business Wire

Posted: June 4, 2022 at 2:16 am

AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VectorY, a biotech company focusing on the development of innovative gene therapy approaches for the treatment of neurodegenerative and muscular disorders through vectorized antibodies, today announced new data at the 2022 ENCALS meeting in Edinburgh.

The poster, which was presented on 1 June in McEwan Hall, d114, was titled Reduction of oxidized phospholipids or misfolded protein aggregates by AAV-VecTabs in ALS pre-clinical models (Sogorb-Gonzalez, M. et al). The new data demonstrate the therapeutic potential and versatility of VectorYs VecTab platform technology, enabling development of secreted or intracellular antibody fragments that are AAV-vectorized and delivered to neurons and/or astrocytes, in vitro and in vivo.

TAR-DNA binding protein-43 (TDP-43) is necessary for the correct processing and transport of multiple mRNAs that are essential for neuronal survival. Cytoplasmic mis-localized, misfolded or aggregated TDP-43 has been implicated in the pathogenesis of >97% of ALS patients. VectorY has confirmed that iPS-derived ALS motor neurons exhibit TDP-43 pathology. The Company has developed a library of single-chain variable fragments (scFv), named VecTabs, which are designed to exclusively bind to the misfolded, toxic TDP-43, while leaving the native TDP-43 functional. Todays new data show that TDP-43-targeting intracellular VecTabs can effectively clear (large) TDP-43 aggregates from U2OS cells. In addition, iPS-derived ALS motor neurons were efficiently transduced with AAV to express TDP-43 VecTabs in a dose-dependent manner.

TDP-43 pathology and mitochondrial dysfunction are closely linked to formation of oxidized phospholipid (oxPL) species, which are highly toxic to motor neurons. Recent in vivo and ex vivo data indicate a pivotal role for oxPL in axonal damage and motor neuron death in ALS.

VectorY has developed AAV-expressed secreted VecTabs that specifically bind and neutralize oxPL, thereby protecting iPS-derived motor neurons from oxPL-mediated cell death. The biodistribution and expression of VecTabs in the central nervous system were investigated in mice and pigs. The results presented today demonstrated transduction of the target spinal cord and cortical motor neurons and expression of the therapeutic scFv antibodies. Multiple humanized and optimized constructs were generated, leading to the selection of VTx-001 and VTx-002 for further development in ALS.

For more information or to meet the VectorY team at ENCALS, please contact info@vectorytx.com.

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About VectorY

VectorY combines the therapeutic potential of antibodies and gene therapy to develop long-lasting therapeutic solutions for neurodegenerative and -muscular diseases with high unmet medical need. Founded in October 2020 and based in the Amsterdam Science Park, VectorY is a fully integrated gene therapy company focused on the development of innovative therapeutics based on a novel AAV gene therapy platform, antibody-based targeted protein degradation technologies and proprietary manufacturing technology. While focusing initially on neurodegenerative and -muscular diseases, VectorY's synergistic technologies may be applied across a wide range of indications. VectorYs manufacturing capabilities will include a state-of-the-art multi-product GMP facility in the Netherlands.

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BDO’s BioProcess Technology Group to Present at the 2022 BIO International Convention – Business Wire

Posted: June 4, 2022 at 2:16 am

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BDOs BioProcess Technology Group (BPTG), the world leader in providing strategic, technical, regulatory, and business consulting services to the biopharmaceutical industry, will be presenting at the upcoming 2022 BIO International Convention, June 13-16, 2022 in San Diego. The annual convention, hosted by Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), is the worlds largest industry gathering and has returned live and in person for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Patti Seymour, managing director in BDOs BioProcess Technology Group, will chair the panel about cell and gene therapy development, on Tuesday, June 14, from 12:00 PM to 12:45 PM at the Emerging Therapies Track within the BPI Theater. Her discussion will focus on factors impacting the decision to develop one therapy type over another.

Nick Vrolijk, Ph.D., managing director in BDOs BioProcess Technology Group, will chair a panel about business and manufacturing strategies for therapeutic cell and gene therapy modalities, on Wednesday, June 15, at the Emerging Therapies Track, within the BPI Theater from 12:00 PM to 12:45 PM. The roundtable discussion will cover new technologies to compress timelines, increase capacity and reduce costs for cell and gene therapy development.

BPTG has presented at this conference in 2019, and for several years prior, before being acquired by BDO. The four-day convention presents an opportunity for BPTG to demonstrate its expertise in bioprocess manufacturing to senior biotech executives, business development leaders and investors.

BDOs BioProcess Technology Group is proud to exhibit and speak alongside biotech and pharmaceutical organizations showcasing groundbreaking development at this years BIO Convention, said Patti Seymour, Managing Director of BDOs BioProcess Technology Group. These organizations are on the frontiers of medical breakthroughs, and were excited to show how we can partner to help them solve their greatest challenges including CMC product development, quality, regulatory and compliance, and manufacturing strategy and operations.

To learn more about BDOs Life Sciences practice and our services, connect with BPTG professionals at booth 1414 and Biodefense professionals at booth 5113.

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BPTG is the recognized worldwide leader in biologics CMC consulting, providing a full range of technical, regulatory, and strategic assistance to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in the development and commercialization of biopharmaceutical products. The company works with clients globally to find and apply solutions to the challenges of biopharmaceutical product development from clone to commercial. BPTG helps develop manufacturing processes and strategies that enhance the overall value of client companies, de-risk biopharmaceutical development, and accelerate the advancement of new products from clone to clinic. BPTG also helps investors, service providers, and companies make informed decisions by providing technical due diligence services and business evaluations of new products as well as technologies for product discovery, development, or commercialization. Learn more about BPTG and our services here. Follow us on Twitter.

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Lysogene Provides Clinical Update on AAVance Phase 2/3 Clinical Trial with Gene Therapy LYS-SAF302 for the Treatment of MPS IIIA at the 25th Annual…

Posted: June 4, 2022 at 2:16 am

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News:

Lysogene (Paris:LYS) (FR0013233475 LYS), a phase 3 gene therapy platform company targeting central nervous system (CNS) diseases, provided updated clinical data from the ongoing AAVance phase 2/3 clinical trial with the investigational gene therapy LYS-SAF302 for the treatment of MPS IIIA (NCT03612869) during the 25th Annual Meeting of the ASGCT (American Society for Gene & Cell Therapy) in Washington, DC.

The preliminary results from the AAVance study evaluating LYS-SAF302 in patients with Sanfilippo syndrome type A (MPS IIIA) who have been followed for at least two years demonstrated improvement, stabilization, or slowing down of decline in cognitive developmental age (DA) in about half of the patients. Notably, in all 6 patients enrolled under the age of 30 months, a persistent increase or stabilization of the cognitive, language and motor domains of the BSID-III was observed in the 24 months period post-treatment. Two (2) of these 6 patients, including 1 patient over 4 years of age, have already exceeded by several months the highest cognitive DA (35 months) observed in the natural history cohort. The 2 patients reached 41 and 42 months of cognitive DA in the 24 months period post-treatment with an increase of 25 and 17 months compared to their baseline, respectively.

These results, which suggest that younger patients are more responsive to the gene therapy treatment, need to be corroborated and confirmed by the final statistical analyses. They will also include secondary behavioral and imaging endpoints as well as data from the observational study in children treated with LYS-SAF302, using video and parent interviewing (also called the Patient Reported Outcome Videos [PROVide] study). Full results will be available in Q3 2022.

Considering these promising efficacy signals and the observed general trend towards stabilization and/or decrease of the total white matter lesional volume at injection sites, from 12 months post-treatment onwards, with no apparent clinically significant consequences, the company will plan further discussions with regulatory authorities to determine next steps.

Karen Aiach, Founder and CEO of Lysogene said: "We are pleased to share these promising efficacy data in patients treated with LYS-SAF302, after a 2-year follow-up period. The data show encouraging signals of efficacy on cognitive, language and motor development in young patients. We look forward to confirming and supporting these observations by analyzing all the data collected since the beginning of the study, including secondary behavioral and imaging endpoints and real-life behaviors assessed through the video study. Following this full analysis expected in Q3 this year, we will have all the necessary elements to discuss the path forward with the regulatory authorities. Karen Aiach added: "These promising data will support our effort to raise funds, which remains Lysogenes top priority. In a context of challenging market conditions for innovative life sciences companies, Lysogene is reviewing on an ongoing basis all options available to extend its cash runway.

AAVance is an open-label single-arm multicenter trial aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of a one-time intracerebral delivery of a recombinant adeno-associated virus vector rh.10 carrying the N-sulfoglucosamine sulfohydrolase (SGSH) gene (LYS-SAF302, olenasufligene relduparvovec) in children with MPS IIIA. MPS IIIA is caused by mutations in the SGSH gene, which produces an enzyme involved in the catabolism of heparan sulfate. LYS-SAF302 is intended to deliver a functional copy of the SGSH gene and allow the brain to secrete the missing enzyme.

About Lysogene

Lysogene is a gene therapy Company focused on the treatment of orphan diseases of the central nervous system (CNS). The Company has built a unique capability to enable delivery of gene therapies to the CNS to treat lysosomal diseases and other disorders of the CNS. A phase 2/3 clinical trial in MPS IIIA is ongoing. An adaptive clinical trial in GM1 gangliosidosis is also ongoing. Lysogene is also developing an innovative AAV gene therapy approach for the treatment of Fragile X syndrome, a genetic disease related to autism. The Company also entered into an exclusive worldwide license agreement with Yeda, the commercial arm of the Weizmann Institute of Science, for a novel gene therapy candidate for neuronopathic Gaucher disease and Parkinson disease with GBA1 mutations. http://www.lysogene.com.

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This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements, especially on the Companys progress of its clinical trials and cash runway. Although the Company believes its expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, all statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release about future events are subject to (i) change without notice, (ii) factors beyond the Companys control, (iii) clinical trial results, (iv) increased manufacturing costs, (v) potential claims on its products. These statements may include, without limitation, any statements preceded by, followed by or including words such as target, believe, expect, aim, intend, may, anticipate, estimate, plan, objective, project, will, can have, likely, should, would, could and other words and terms of similar meaning or the negative thereof. Forward-looking statements are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties beyond the Companys control that could cause the Companys actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the expected results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. A further list and description of these risks, uncertainties and other risks can be found in the Companys regulatory filings with the French Autorit des Marchs Financiers, including in the 2021 universal registration document, registered with the French Markets Authorities on April 19, 2022, and future filings and reports by the Company. Furthermore, these forward-looking statements are only as of the date of this press release. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future. If the Company updates one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that it will or will not make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.

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Once a Taboo Topic, Menopause Is (Finally) Having Its Wellness Moment – Vogue

Posted: June 4, 2022 at 2:13 am

This past spring, a small group of women gathered at the Beaverbrook estate in Surrey, England, a 470-acre country idyll outside London that once received guests including Elizabeth Taylor and Ian Fleming. The sprawling property, which has become a destination for wellness programs featuring everything from lectures on traditional Chinese massage to Wim Hofs cold plunges, had lured attendees for a womens health retreat. The topics included abdominal massage therapy and guided talks on depleted estrogen. This is the first time there have been so many of us, gut-health expert Amanda Porter relayed to the group, adding the staggering statistic that nearly 1 billion women are projected to experience the onset of symptoms including hot flashes and brain fog by 2025. They are the many, the confused, the perimenopausal.

Think of it like puberty, says Jen Gunter, MD, a Canadian American gynecologist and the author of The Menopause Manifesto. There isnt really a hard start date, and you dont know that youre in it until youre really in it. She goes on to describe an often undiagnosed panoply of symptoms associated with perimenopause, which precedes menopause (when youve gone 12 consecutive months without menstruating) and can start as early as our mid-30s: cycle irregularities, increased anxiety and depression, insomnia, night sweats, weight gain, a decimated sex drive. A lack of visibility doesnt help. When I turned 43, feeling wholly unequipped for my own experience with mood swings and spontaneously heavy periodsand with no guidance from my doctorI found myself googling flash periods after an episode of And Just Like That (the one where Charlotte memorably bleeds through a white jumpsuit at a charity paint party). There was just this lack of information and support, agrees the actor Naomi Watts when we spoke about the topic earlier this year. Id had enough. This September, Watts will join an increasingly vocal group of entrepreneurs, celebrities, and medical providers determined to change that dynamic when she launches a new perimenopause- and menopause-focused wellness brand with Bay Area biotech company Amyris.

Its true that hormonestheir unpredictability, and their ripple effect on how we look and feelare increasingly part of the beauty conversation. The first part of perimenopause is typically characterized by estrogen levels that fluctuate, but are still pretty high, and decreasing progesterone levels. And then the second part has to do with very rapidly declining estrogen, explains Anna Barbieri, MD, an ob-gyn at New Yorks Mount Sinai Hospital. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT), in which synthetic versions of these hormones can bolster dwindling supplies, remains a tried-and-true course of treatment. Every single one of us whos entering this transition or going through it should know about the option of hormone therapy and its risks and benefits, says Barbieri, who is also the founding physician of Elektra Health, a digital womens health platform offering virtual one-on-one menopause care with accredited providers and accountability counselors known as menopause doulas. But now there are also products such as Kindras hot flash and night sweatmitigating Cool Down Mist; Wiles Drinking Your Feelings, a stress-reducing adaptogen powder that can be mixed into your daily matcha; and the skin-calming Meditation Gel Cream from Knours, an entire skin-care range tailored to fluctuating cycles. Veracity, a six-piece skin-care line formulated to support tangential issues, including excess oil production and thinning skin, recently inspired a Hormone Balancing Facial at The Well, Manhattans buzzy destination for mindful beauty. A 60-minute treatment left my skin far less inflamed than usual, and my soul soothed.

Despite an uptick in home diagnostic tests from Thriva and Everlywell, there is no clinically proven way to test for perimenopause. Somebody who tells you we can just measure your estrogen and progesterone is bullshitting you, says Alicia Jackson, PhD, the founder of Evernow, a telehealth company that aims to provide patients with 24/7 online perimenopause support as well as virtual hormone therapy plans. Thats because our hormone levels during this transition vary wildly from day to day, so testing them to get a quantifiable diagnosis isnt reliable. Theres no established value for them, agrees Barbieri. What hormone testing can help with, she says, is to rule out other conditions (like thyroid abnormalities, for instance) that can often pose as perimenopause. Somi Javaid, MD, a Cincinnati-based ob-gyn, uses hormone tests at HerMD, the medical practice she runs in Ohio and Kentucky, for a different reason: If women see that their FSH [follicle-stimulating hormone], which is responsible for controlling our menstrual cycles, is going up and their estrogen and testosterone are going down, I may not be able to tell them theyre perimenopausal, but it helps them understand that somethings going on, says Javaid, adding that this kind of validation is extremely important: So many women who complain about perimenopause symptoms are being dismissed.

According to a recent report published in The New York Times, female patientsand particularly women of colorare far more likely than men to experience a kind of medical gaslighting (in which legitimate symptoms are invalidated by doctors); when it comes to perimenopause, that brush-off may be even more widespread. Stacy London experienced this firsthand. The longtime fashion stylists hormonal transition at age 46 had a number of typical markers. I started to feel anxiety all the time, my skin got worse, my joints felt sore, I had insomnia and terrible brain fog, says London. I thought my brain was short-circuiting, because I couldnt remember words. Londons doctor recognized her symptoms but provided little recourse for treatment. She said, Its just menopause, youll get through it, London recalls. The experience compelled her to join State Of, a skin- and body-care line that she became the CEO of in 2021, which aims to give the menopause transition a makeover, one cheerily packaged tube of joint cream at a time.

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