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Back to SearchCan a new test help those at risk to develop ALS? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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 coll…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Looking retrospectively at blood samples allows researchers to spot ALS, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Testing hundreds of blood samples collected years ago allowed researchers at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere to create a panel of proteins that point to …
3 weeks, 6 days ago
A new blood test may spot ALS years before symptoms emerge, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
How do we ensure safety with medical apps? Elizabeth Tracey reports
A smartphone app helped people with prediabetes improve their lifestyles as much as a human led diabetes prevention program, research from Nas Mathio…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
An app to help people manage prediabetes helps, and there’s room for improvement, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Prediabetes can be controlled with multiple lifestyle interventions to avoid development of diabetes, and an app helps. That’s according to research …
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Are apps the answer when it comes to diabetes prevention? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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 w…
1 month ago
Would you respond to an app to make changes in your lifestyle? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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,…
1 month ago
A new smartphone app can help avoid development of diabetes, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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…
1 month ago
Monitoring blood sugar is important when you’ve been told you have prediabetes, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Diabetes is known to cause increased risk for cardiovascular disease and many other health issues, so if you’ve been told you have prediabetes it’s i…
1 month ago
Can you avoid developing diabetes if you have prediabetes? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Prediabetes is a condition where your blood sugar is higher than it should be, but not high enough to be called diabetes, and if you’ve been told you…
1 month ago