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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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