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Newswise: International Consortium Identifies Biomarkers That Improve Prediction Accuracy of Cardiovascular Disease Risk in People with Type 2 Diabetes
Released: 25-Jan-2024 10:00 AM EST
International Consortium Identifies Biomarkers That Improve Prediction Accuracy of Cardiovascular Disease Risk in People with Type 2 Diabetes
Johns Hopkins Medicine

An international academic consortium has identified 13 biomarkers that significantly improve the ability to accurately predict cardiovascular disease risk in people with type 2 diabetes.

Newswise: Study Finds AI-Driven Eye Exams Increase Screening Rates for Youth with Diabetes
Released: 11-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Study Finds AI-Driven Eye Exams Increase Screening Rates for Youth with Diabetes
Johns Hopkins Medicine

A Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study of children and youth with diabetes concludes that so-called autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) diabetic eye exams significantly increase completion rates of screenings designed to prevent potentially blinding diabetes eye diseases (DED).

Newswise: Natural Compounds Derived from Soy and Other Plants Reduce Breast Cancer Recurrence and Improve Survival, Research Shows
Released: 10-Jan-2024 12:00 PM EST
Natural Compounds Derived from Soy and Other Plants Reduce Breast Cancer Recurrence and Improve Survival, Research Shows
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Soy compounds called isoflavones are among the plant-derived compounds that may significantly reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence or death, according to a new meta-analysis co-directed by investigators from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. The results were published Jan. 10 in the journal JNCI Cancer Spectrum.

Newswise: Community Cancer Care Linked with Poorer Outcomes for Patients with a Common Head and Neck Cancer
Released: 3-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Community Cancer Care Linked with Poorer Outcomes for Patients with a Common Head and Neck Cancer
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Care for patients with human papillomavirus (HPV)-related squamous cell cancers of the oropharynx (an area in back of the throat) is shifting toward community cancer centers, but patients treated in this setting may be less likely to survive, according to new research by investigators from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and its Head and Neck Cancer Center.

Newswise: Study Identifies 'Visual System' Protein for Circadian Rhythm Stability
Released: 27-Dec-2023 11:00 AM EST
Study Identifies 'Visual System' Protein for Circadian Rhythm Stability
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Scientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health have identified a protein in the visual system of mice that appears to be key for stabilizing the body’s circadian rhythms by buffering the brain’s response to light.

27-Dec-2023 11:00 AM EST
Johns Hopkins Researchers: Regret Rarer Than Believed Among Patients Who Undergo Gender Affirming Surgery
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Three Johns Hopkins researchers are urging the medical community to dismiss a widely held, but scientifically unsupported belief that many people who are transgender and gender diverse (TGD), and undergo gender affirming surgery (GAS), later regret their decision to undergo such procedures.

Newswise: Johns Hopkins Medicine Lab Awarded $15 Million to Study Targeted Radiation for Treatment-Resistant Cancers
Released: 27-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Johns Hopkins Medicine Lab Awarded $15 Million to Study Targeted Radiation for Treatment-Resistant Cancers
Johns Hopkins Medicine

The Radiopharmaceutical Therapy and Dosimetry Lab at Johns Hopkins Medicine, headed by George Sgouros, Ph.D., has been awarded a $15 million grant, to be dispersed over the next five years, from the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health.

Newswise: New Findings About Key Pathological Protein in Parkinson’s Disease Open Paths to Novel Therapies
Released: 18-Dec-2023 11:00 AM EST
New Findings About Key Pathological Protein in Parkinson’s Disease Open Paths to Novel Therapies
Johns Hopkins Medicine

A so-called pathological protein long associated with Parkinson’s disease has been found in a new study to trigger cells to increase protein synthesis, an event that eventually kills the subset of brain cells that die off in this neurodegenerative condition.

Newswise: New Study Advances Search for Accurate Blood Markers for Acute Kidney Injury
Released: 14-Dec-2023 10:00 AM EST
New Study Advances Search for Accurate Blood Markers for Acute Kidney Injury
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Using cells from kidney biopsies, Johns Hopkins Medicine, researchers report progress in the search for more accurate and easier-to-obtain markers to help predict, manage and assess treatment of acute kidney injury (AKI).

Newswise: Black Individuals More Likely to Experience Inequities in Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease, New Research Shows
Released: 12-Dec-2023 12:00 PM EST
Black Individuals More Likely to Experience Inequities in Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease, New Research Shows
Johns Hopkins Medicine

A new study out of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Lyme Disease Research Center has revealed disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease between Black and White patients with the condition.

Newswise: Liquid Biopsy Predicts Immunotherapy Response and Toxicity in Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer
Released: 12-Dec-2023 11:00 AM EST
Liquid Biopsy Predicts Immunotherapy Response and Toxicity in Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer
Johns Hopkins Medicine

By monitoring changes in circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) among 30 patients treated with immunotherapies for metastatic non-small cell lung cancers, researchers were able to determine molecular response — the clearance of tumor genetic material in the bloodstream.

Newswise: A Cure for Sickle Cell Disease
Released: 12-Dec-2023 9:00 AM EST
A Cure for Sickle Cell Disease
Johns Hopkins Medicine

A national, multicenter clinical trial (BMT CTN 1507) of low-dose haploidentical (half-matched) bone marrow transplant to treat severe sickle cell disease found the treatment to be safe and curative for adults with serious sickle cell-related health complications. 

Newswise: Study Suggests Serotonin Loss May Contribute to Cognitive Decline in the Early Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease
Released: 7-Dec-2023 11:00 AM EST
Study Suggests Serotonin Loss May Contribute to Cognitive Decline in the Early Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Comparing PET scans of more than 90 adults with and without mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say relatively lower levels of the so-called “happiness” chemical, serotonin, in parts of the brain of those with MCI may play a role in memory problems including Alzheimer’s disease.

Newswise: Study Affirms Benefit of Very Early Antiretroviral Therapy Within Hours of Birth for Newborns with HIV
Released: 5-Dec-2023 10:00 AM EST
Study Affirms Benefit of Very Early Antiretroviral Therapy Within Hours of Birth for Newborns with HIV
Johns Hopkins Medicine

A study of more than 50 babies through 2 yeard old in Africa, Asia, North America and South America has added substantially to evidence that giving antiretroviral therapy (ART) to newborns with HIV within the first days — rather than within weeks or months — of life can safely suppress amounts of HIV in the blood to undetectable levels. Findings of the study, which was co-led by Johns Hopkins Children’s Center physician-scientist and researcher Deborah Persaud, M.D., and sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Network, were published Dec. 4 in the journal The Lancet HIV.

Newswise: How to Have a Safe and Healthy Holiday Season — Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Experts Are Available to Offer Advice for Families
Released: 4-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
How to Have a Safe and Healthy Holiday Season — Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Experts Are Available to Offer Advice for Families
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Johns Hopkins physicians can offer expert advice on how to have a healthy and safe holiday season.

Newswise: Experimental Drug Combination Shows Promise Against Hard-to-Treat Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors
29-Nov-2023 12:00 PM EST
Experimental Drug Combination Shows Promise Against Hard-to-Treat Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Dr. Kathryn Lemberg in her lab. Credit: Norm Barker Combining a pair of experimental drugs may help treat malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors with fewer harmful side effects, according to preliminary animal studies led by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery. 

Newswise: Brain Scans of Former NFL Athletes Show a Repair Protein in Place Long After Initial Injury
Released: 29-Nov-2023 10:00 AM EST
Brain Scans of Former NFL Athletes Show a Repair Protein in Place Long After Initial Injury
Johns Hopkins Medicine

In a new study using brain scans of former NFL athletes, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they found high levels of a repair protein present long after a traumatic brain injury such as a concussion takes place.

Newswise: Excess Thyroid Hormone Levels Associated with Higher Risk of Cognitive Disorders Among Older Adults
Released: 28-Nov-2023 9:30 AM EST
Excess Thyroid Hormone Levels Associated with Higher Risk of Cognitive Disorders Among Older Adults
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Thyrotoxicosis — excess thyroid hormone levels in the body — has been linked to an increased risk of cognitive disorders among older adults, according to a new study from Johns Hopkins Medicine.

Newswise: Researchers Explore Origins of Lupus, Find Reason for Condition’s Prevalence Among Women
Released: 14-Nov-2023 10:00 AM EST
Researchers Explore Origins of Lupus, Find Reason for Condition’s Prevalence Among Women
Johns Hopkins Medicine

For years, researchers and clinicians have known that lupus, an autoimmune condition, occurs in women at a rate nine times higher than in men.

Newswise: Ketogenic Diet Becomes Life-saving Treatment for 4-Year-Old Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Patient With Epilepsy, Doctors Say
Released: 14-Nov-2023 9:05 AM EST
Ketogenic Diet Becomes Life-saving Treatment for 4-Year-Old Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Patient With Epilepsy, Doctors Say
Johns Hopkins Medicine

November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about this common disorder of the nervous system, its challenges, symptoms and treatment options.



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