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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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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 …
