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Nicotinamide is one of a group of vitamins known as B vitamins, and it’s available over the counter. A new study shows that in people who’ve had either a basal cell or squamous cell cancer, common types of skin cancer, …

Can taking a supplement help you avoid recurrence of some skin cancers? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

Your microbiome, the host of organisms that live on and in you, are unique to you, with a new study showing that some types of bacteria and fungi may increase your risk for pancreas cancer. Kimmel Cancer Center director William …

Why do certain microorganisms colonize your body? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

Certain bacteria resident on people’s bodies do confer an increased risk for pancreas cancer, a new study finds. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, says assessing this type of risk requires analysis of bacteria resident …

Will you soon be asked to give a specimen to assess your microbiome? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

Your microbiome is the collection of microorganisms that live on you and in you, with a new study pointing to certain bacteria as increasing one’s risk of pancreas cancer. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson says many new …

What might your microbiome have to do with your cancer risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

As people age, many will develop problems with walking, cognition, and urination. Yet while some may point to dementia as the cause, a build up of fluid in the brain known as normal pressure hydrocephalus, which can be treated by …

A new study shows shunting works for normal pressure hydrocephalus, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

Problems walking, urinary issues, cognitive impairment…these are all symptoms of normal pressure hydrocephalus, where fluid builds up in the brain, and is fairly common with aging. Now a study by neurosurgeon Mark Luciano at Johns Hopkins and colleagues has shown …

Fluid buildup in the brain treated with a shunt improves symptoms, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

Normal pressure hydrocephalus, where fluid called CSF builds up in the brain, is fairly common with aging, and has been treated with something called a shunt that diverts the excess fluid to the abdomen. Now a study by Mark Luciano, …

Shunts do work for a condition where fluid builds up in the brain, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

The singer Billy Joel recently announced he has normal pressure hydrocephalus, or NPH, a condition where fluid builds up in the brain and may cause a host of problems. Mark Luciano, a neurosurgeon and head of the CSF disorders group …

Fluid in the brain known as hydrocephalus is fairly common with aging, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

Use of electronic devices seems to reduce one’s risk for dementia, a recent study showed. Constantine Lyketsos, an Alzheimer’s disease expert at Johns Hopkins, says he has lots of patients who are concerned about their risk or would like to …

What’s the alternative to computer games to stave off dementia? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

An analysis of 57 studies published recently shows that use of digital technologies, including computers and smart phones, helps reduce the risk of dementia and cognitive impairment in older adults. Dementia expert Constantine Lyketsos at Johns Hopkins says while there …

Does using digital technology help people avoid dementia? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →