Finding Strengths — and Weaknesses — in Hepatitis C’s Armor - 3/10/15
Using a specially selected library of different hepatitis C viruses, a team of researchers led by Johns Hopkins scientists has identified tiny differences in the pathogens’ outer shell proteins that underpin their resistance to antibodies. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - March 10, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Remains Among Nation’s Top-Ranked Medical Schools - 3/10/15
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine retains its ranking as one of the top medical schools in the United States, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2016 list of Best Graduate Schools. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - March 10, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Approach That 'Digitizes' Crosstalk Among Heart Cells May Help Locate Epicenters of Dangerous Heart Rhythms - 3/10/15
A team of scientists led by Johns Hopkins cardiologist and biomedical engineer Hiroshi Ashikaga, M.D., Ph.D., has developed a mathematical model to measure and digitally map the beat-sustaining electrical flow between heart cells. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - March 10, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Tiny Nanoparticles Could Make Big Impact for Patients in Need of Cornea Transplant - 3/9/15
There are about 48,000 corneal transplants done each year in the U.S., compared to approximately 16,000 kidney transplants, according to the National Kidney Foundation, and 2,100 heart transplants, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Organ Transplantation Network. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - March 9, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Psychedelic Drug Use Could Reduce Psychological Distress, Suicidal Thinking - 3/9/15
A history of psychedelic drug use is associated with less psychological distress and fewer suicidal thoughts, planning and attempts, according to new research from Johns Hopkins and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - March 9, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Rachel Box Joins Department of Orthopaedic Surgery - 3/5/15
Rachel Box has joined the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine as director of editorial services for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - March 5, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Health Information Technology Companies Participate in DreamIt Health Baltimore, Co-Sponsored by Johns Hopkins - 3/4/15
For the second year, The Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Medicine are co-sponsoring an opportunity that prepares health information technology startups to present their innovative ideas to the world. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - March 4, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
National Hospital Rating Systems Disagree on Best and Worst Hospitals - 3/3/15
Conflicting scores from respected national rating systems may confuse rather than guide consumers’ choices about where to seek quality care, say experts from the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - March 3, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Treadmill Performance Predicts Mortality - 3/2/15
Analyzing data from 58,000 heart stress tests, Johns Hopkins cardiologists report they have developed a formula that estimates one’s risk of dying over a decade based on a person’s ability to exercise on a treadmill at an increasing speed and incline. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - March 2, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Johns Hopkins Researchers Identify Key to Tuberculosis Resistance - 3/2/15
The cascade of events leading to bacterial infection and the immune response is mostly understood. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - March 2, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Competition Among Physicians and Retail Clinics Drive Higher Antibiotic Prescribing Rate, Particularly in Wealthy Zip Codes, Study Shows - 2/25/15
Competition among doctors’ offices, urgent care centers and retail medical clinics in wealthy areas of the U.S. often leads to an increase in the number of antibiotic prescriptions written per person, a team led by Johns Hopkins researchers has found. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - February 25, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Competition Among Physicians and Retail Clinics Drive Higher Antiobiotic Prescribing Rate, Particularly in Wealthy Zip Codes, Study Shows - 2/25/15
Competition among doctors’ offices, urgent care centers and retail medical clinics in wealthy areas of the U.S. often leads to an increase in the number of antibiotic prescriptions written per person, a team led by Johns Hopkins researchers has found. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - February 25, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Johns Hopkins Researchers Find New Patient-Centered Hospital Design Has Little Effect on Patient Satisfaction - 2/25/15
Contrary to previous reports, a study led by Johns Hopkins researchers found that patients’ satisfaction scores only modestly improved based on the newly remodeled design of a hospital. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - February 25, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Master Gene Regulatory Pathway Revealed as Key Target for Therapy of Aggressive Pediatric Brain Cancer - 2/23/15
Working with cells taken from children with a very rare but ferocious form of brain cancer, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists have identified a genetic pathway that acts as a master regulator of thousands of other genes and may spur cancer cell growth and resistance to anticancer treatment. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - February 23, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Hair Sample Tests Reveal Underreported Exposure to Tobacco Smoke Among Preemies With Lung Disease - 2/23/15
Public health experts have long known that tobacco smoke exposure (TSE) can be harmful for children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia, a lung disease that often accompanies premature birth. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - February 23, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
