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Individualized cancer vaccines based on the specific set of mutations someone has are now in clinical trials, with William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, predicting they will soon be commonplace. Yet because a cancer changes …

How often might an individualized vaccine need to be developed to treat cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

If you have the misfortune to develop cancer, chances are good you may have a vaccine developed just for you to treat it, if further research bears out results of a recent study looking at such a vaccine to treat …

Individualized cancer vaccines are on the horizon, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

A type of cancer treatment known as an immune checkpoint inhibitor may be stymied by the type of bacteria someone has in their intestine, a new study shows. Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson at Johns Hopkins explains. Nelson: The …

How might gut bacteria impact cancer treatment? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Certain types of chemotherapy are associated with development of a condition called peripheral neuropathy, which at its most mild may cause tingling in hands or feet, or at worst causes pain and difficulty walking. Now a new study looks at …

Should exercise be prescribed for some people having chemotherapy? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Tingling and the feeling of pins and needles, especially in hands and feet, may occur with use of some types of chemotherapy. Known in medical parlance as peripheral neuropathy, a recent study finds that exercise is able to reduce the …

Can exercise help avoid a common side effect of some types of chemotherapy? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Tracey reports Depression and social media use are linked, a recent study by Johns Hopkins child and adolescent psychiatrist Carol Vidal found. This adds to burgeoning research finding dangers of addictive social media use, and may result in formal classification …

It’s just becoming clear that social media can be addictive and harmful, Elizabeth  Read More »

Rewards that activate pleasure centers in our brains are baked into social media platforms, and that can be a recipe for addiction. That’s according to Carol Vidal, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins and author of a recent …

What can help break social media addiction? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Social media platforms should carry a warning label about dangers posed to young people by using them, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says. Johns Hopkins psychiatrist Carol Vidal, who has just published a study linking social media and depression, says …

How might regulations be changed to avoid social media dangers? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recently warned that social media platforms should carry a warning label that they may harm the health of teenagers, a posture supported by research by child and adolescent psychiatrist Carol Vidal at Johns Hopkins. Vidal …

Caveat emptor regarding social media use, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Social media has significant potential to create harm and should be regulated as such. That’s according to Carol Vidal, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins and one author of a recent study looking at the relationship between social …

Does social media need to be regulated just like the tobacco industry? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »