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As cancer cases in younger people rise, do they all need treatment? Elizabeth Tracey reports Jan 18, 2026

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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 …

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If you learn you have cancer would you be comfortable not treating it? Elizabeth Tracey reports Jan 12, 2026

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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 …

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Cancers increasing among those younger than fifty warrant investigation to discern causes, Elizabeth Tracey reports Jan 12, 2026

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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, …

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What factors do we know are related to the development of childhood allergies? Elizabeth Tracey reports Jan 12, 2026

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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 …

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What’s the best strategy to avoid food allergies in young children? Elizabeth Tracey reports Jan 12, 2026

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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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Should you feed your young child peanut to prevent allergy? Elizabeth Tracey reports Jan 12, 2026

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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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Can a new test help those at risk to develop ALS? Elizabeth Tracey reports Dec 22, 2025

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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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Looking retrospectively at blood samples allows researchers to spot ALS, Elizabeth Tracey reports Dec 22, 2025

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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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A new blood test may spot ALS years before symptoms emerge, Elizabeth Tracey reports Dec 22, 2025

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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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How do we ensure safety with medical apps? Elizabeth Tracey reports Dec 22, 2025

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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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