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Cells from your blood can be induced to return to what they looked like when you were an embryo, then can be made to develop into different cell types in the brain. That happens in the lab of Vasiliki Machairaki, … Stem cells are just the beginning when it comes to modeling your risk for Alzheimer’s disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

A simple blood test may soon help precisely identify your risk for Alzheimer’s disease by inducing some of your cells to go back in time, looking like they did when you were an embryo. Johns Hopkins cell engineering expert Vasiliki … What might reprogramming cells have to do with understanding Alzheimer’s? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Using one of two drug combinations versus ibrutinib alone to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia, one of the most common types of leukemia in adults, may allow people to avoid continuous treatment, a new study finds.  William Nelson, director of the Kimmel … A couple new approaches to treating a type of leukemia may help shorten treatment, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

For people who’ve had colorectal cancer, celecoxib, a commonly prescribed medicine for pain, may help avoid disease recurrence, a recent analysis of a larger study found. Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson at Johns Hopkins explains that the presence of … Can the drug celecoxib help some people avoid colorectal cancer recurrence? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Women may now choose to collect their own samples to test for human papilloma virus, or HPV as part of their screening regimen for cervical cancer, the American Cancer Society now says. Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson at Johns … Since most cervical cancer is caused by infection with a virus, when should screening start? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

The American Cancer Society has updated guidelines for cervical cancer screening to include self-collected specimens to assess for human papilloma virus, or HPV. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, explains why. Nelson: There's 200,000 women … Will women soon be testing themselves for human papilloma virus, or HPV ? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Cancers of several types are being diagnosed more often in those younger than fifty years of age, and no one really understands why. Because there are consequences to cancer treatment one question is do all these cancers need to be … As cancer cases in younger people rise, do they all need treatment? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Rates of eight different types of cancer are increasing in those aged 50 and younger, new data reveal, and while researchers are struggling to identify why, another question those diagnosed must answer is are they okay not treating it? That’s … If you learn you have cancer would you be comfortable not treating it? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Eight different cancers are increasing among those younger than fifty in the US, data since 1992 indicate. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, says thyroid, colorectal and endometrial or uterine are included in that number, … Cancers increasing among those younger than fifty warrant investigation to discern causes, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Following 125,000 children as they began to eat a wider variety of foods from infancy seems to show that early introduction of peanut helped many avoid development of peanut allergy, a recent study concluded. Robert Wood, a childhood allergy expert … What factors do we know are related to the development of childhood allergies? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Early exposure to peanut is credited with reducing the development of peanut allergy in young children, a recent study concludes, but Robert Wood, a childhood allergy expert at Johns Hopkins, says the rate of food allergies among children is increasing … What’s the best strategy to avoid food allergies in young children? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Early introduction of peanut into a child’s diet may help them avoid development of peanut allergy, a recent study concludes. Robert Wood, a childhood allergy expert at Johns Hopkins, says it’s just not that simple when it comes to understanding … Should you feed your young child peanut to prevent allergy? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

A new test may identify ALS up to a decade before symptoms appear, research by Alex Pantelyat, a movement disorders expert at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues has shown. Pantelyat says there are certain groups of people who may benefit from … Can a new test help those at risk to develop ALS? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Testing hundreds of blood samples collected years ago allowed researchers at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere to create a panel of proteins that point to the develop of ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, up to 10 years later. Alex Pantelyat, a … Looking retrospectively at blood samples allows researchers to spot ALS, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

ALS is a diagnosis no one wants to hear. Also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, the condition robs a person of the ability to control their muscles, and eventually their breathing. Now a new blood test developed and tested by … A new blood test may spot ALS years before symptoms emerge, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

A smartphone app helped people with prediabetes improve their lifestyles as much as a human led diabetes prevention program, research from Nas Mathioudakis, a diabetes expert at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues has shown. Mathioudakis says future plans to let the … How do we ensure safety with medical apps? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Prediabetes can be controlled with multiple lifestyle interventions to avoid development of diabetes, and an app helps. That’s according to research by Nas Mathioudakis, a diabetes expert at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues. Mathioudakis says the results are consistent with that … An app to help people manage prediabetes helps, and there’s room for improvement, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read Mor...

Using a number of AI driven prompts, a new app helped people with prediabetes make  several lifestyle changes to improve their blood sugar. The app was developed by diabetes expert Nas Mathioudakis and colleagues at Johns Hopkins, and compares favorably with … Are apps the answer when it comes to diabetes prevention? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Prediabetes can be controlled and diabetes avoided with use of an AI driven app, a new study by Nas Mathioudakis, a diabetes expert at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues has shown. The app performed just as well as human led coaching … Would you respond to an app to make changes in your lifestyle? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

An AI driven app helped people with prediabetes avoid development of diabetes as well as human-led coaching, a study by Johns Hopkins diabetes expert Nas Mathiodakis and colleagues has shown.  Mathioudakis :The app was using built in inputs of the … A new smartphone app can help avoid development of diabetes, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Diabetes is known to cause increased risk for cardiovascular disease and many other health issues, so if you’ve been told you have prediabetes it’s important to stave off frank diabetes. Nas Mathioudakis, a diabetes expert at Johns Hopkins and one … Monitoring blood sugar is important when you’ve been told you have prediabetes, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Prediabetes is a condition where your blood sugar is higher than it should be, but not high enough to be called diabetes, and if you’ve been told you have it you can take steps to avoid transitioning to diabetes. That’s … Can you avoid developing diabetes if you have prediabetes? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

People who have prediabetes frequently go on to develop diabetes, but diabetes prevention programs or DPPs can help. Nas Mathioudakis, a diabetes expert at Johns Hopkins and one developer of an AI based DPP, explains what’s at stake. Nestoras Mathioudakis: … Diabetes prevention programs may be utilized more with an AI approach, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Diabetes prevention programs or DPPs were developed by the CDC over a decade ago to help people with prediabetes avoid frank development of diabetes, but very few people access them. Nas Mathioudakis, a diabetes expert at Johns Hopkins and one … People with prediabetes can benefit from an AI based diabetes prevention program, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

For people with the condition called prediabetes, prevention to full blown diabetes is key. Over a decade ago the CDC developed diabetes prevention programs or DPPs to help but very few people access them. Now a new AI based DPP … How does AI stack up against human provided diabetes prevention programs? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »