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Iron-Deficiency Anemia

What is iron-deficiency anemia? The most common cause of anemia worldwide is iron deficiency. Iron is needed to form hemoglobin, part of red blood cells that carry oxygen and remove carbon dioxide (a ...
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Progenitor Cells in the Brain Constantly Attempt to Produce New Myelin-Producing Brain Cells

New evidence shows that precursors of myelin-producing cells — one of the few #brain cell types that continue to be produced ...
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Oral Bacterium May Promote Breast Cancer Development and Spread

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and its Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy found that ...
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New Scoring System Could More Accurately Predict Shunt Failures in Children

Using information in medical records for more than 1,100 emergency room visits, researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s ...
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Single Enzyme Found to Control Formation of Immune Cells Critical for Health

The research, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health and published Jan. 21 in Nature, showed that deoxyhypusine ...
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Johns Hopkins Medicine Researchers Find Early Success Using Endometrial mRNA Therapy to Treat Infertility

In their first set of experiments, the research team administered GM-CSF mRNA to the mouse endometrium via intrauterine ...
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Early Immunotherapy Shows Promising Results in Advanced Basal Cell Carcinoma

@hopkinskimmel study shows early immunotherapy may significantly improve outcomes for patients with advanced basal cell carcinoma. › A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer ...
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Johns Hopkins Researchers Show Novel Immune System Boost Helps Fight Cancer Cells

In a new study, @HopkinsMedicine researchers found a way to build lasting tumor-fighting immunity and prevent cancer recurrence by turning “immune cool” tumors into “immune hot” ones. › In experiments ...
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Johns Hopkins Study: Newborn Male Circumcision Rates in U.S. Dropped Between 2012 and 2022

Research letter in @JAMAPediatrics (bit.ly/42jDKqQ) from @HopkinsMedicine @JHUPath & @JohnsHopkinsSPH shows U.S. rates for neonatal male circumcision dropped significantly from 2012-2022. @AaronTobian ...
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Ending Federally Funded Ryan White HIV/Aids Program Would Increase New HIV Infections 49% Nationwide by 2030, Computer Model Predicts

Findings from Johns Hopkins Medicine-led study demonstrate the critical value of Ryan White-funded prevention and treatment services in curtailing HIV transmission in the United States New ...
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Navigating Perimenopause: 5 Tips from a Women’s Health Provider

It’s exhausting to sift through your social media feeds to find wellness tips that will actually help alleviate the symptoms associated with perimenopause. Tina Zhang, an assistant professor of ...
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Scientists Say Protein Separates Message-Bearing ‘Bubbles’ at Intersection Between Brain Cells, Deepening Understanding of Cognition

@HopkinsMedcine scientists say the protein intersectin advances scientific understanding of a key process in how our brains form memories and learn, and may help advance treatments for cognitive ...