Bacterial 'Bunches' Linked to Some Colorectal Cancers - 12/16/14
Researchers from Johns Hopkins have found that dense mats of interacting bacteria, called biofilms, were present in the majority of cancers and polyps, particularly those on the right side of the colon. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - December 16, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: news
Amount of Mitochondrial DNA Predicts Frailty and Mortality - 12/16/14
New research from The Johns Hopkins University suggests that the amount of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) found in peoples’ blood directly relates to how frail they are medically. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - December 16, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: news
Healthy Eaters: Ignore Glycemic Index - 12/16/14
Good news for people who are already following a diet rich in fruits, vegetables and whole grains, and low in sweets: New research suggests these heart-healthy eaters don’t need to worry about choosing low glycemic index foods to lower the risk of diabetes and heart disease. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - December 16, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: news
Improved Suit for Ebola Caregivers Selected for Funding in Federal Competition - 12/15/14
An advanced protective suit for health care workers who treat Ebola patients, devised by a Johns Hopkins team, is one of the first five awardees in a federal funding contest aimed at quickly devising new tools to combat the deadly disease. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - December 15, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: news
Finding Strengths — and Weaknesses — in Hepatitis C’s Armor - 12/15/14
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 - December 15, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: news
Johns Hopkins Researchers Tapped by FDA to Examine Doctors ’ Propensity to Prescribe Brand-Name Drugs Over Generic - 12/11/14
The Food and Drug Administration wants to know when and why costlier brand-name drugs are used instead of generic ones. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - December 11, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: news
Johns Hopkins Researchers Tapped by FDA to Examine Doctors’ Propensity to Prescribe Brand-Name Drugs Over Generic - 12/11/14
The Food and Drug Administration wants to know when and why costlier brand-name drugs are used instead of generic ones. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - December 11, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: news
Stop That Scalpel: Many Kids with Open Bone Breaks Can Heal Safely Without Surgery - 12/10/14
Many children who sustain so-called open bone fractures in the forearm or lower leg can, and do, heal safely without surgery, according to the results of a small study led by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - December 10, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: news
Brain Inflammation A Hallmark Of Autism, Large-Scale Analysis Shows - 12/10/14
While many different combinations of genetic traits can cause autism, brains affected by autism share a pattern of ramped-up immune responses, an analysis of data from autopsied human brains reveals. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - December 10, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: news
Paying Attention Makes Touch-Sensing Brain Cells Fire Rapidly and in Sync - 12/9/14
Whether we’re paying attention to something we see can be discerned by monitoring the firings of specific groups of brain cells. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - December 9, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: news
Toughest Breast Cancer May Have Met Its Match - 12/9/14
Triple-negative breast cancer is as bad as it sounds. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - December 9, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: news
Head of Johns Hopkins Schizophrenia Center Named Sachiko Kuno and Ryuji Ueno Innovation Professor - 12/3/14
Akira Sawa, M.D., Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavorial Sciences and director of the Johns Hopkins Schizophrenia Center, has been named the inaugural Sachiko Kuno and Ryuji Ueno Innovation Professor, endowed by scientists, biotech entrepreneurs and philanthropists Ryuji Ueno and Sachiko Kuno. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - December 3, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: news
Johns Hopkins Wins Grant to Fund Center to Study Support for the Aging - 12/3/14
Johns Hopkins University has been awarded a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Aging to fund a center that will conduct research on the informal support resources of vulnerable older adults. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - December 3, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: news
Trial Shows New Imaging System May Cut X-Ray Exposure for Liver Cancer Patients - 12/1/14
Johns Hopkins researchers report that their test of an interventional X-ray guidance device approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2013 has the potential to reduce the radiation exposure of patients undergoing intra-arterial therapy (IAT) for liver cancer. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - December 1, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: news
Media Advisory: Johns Hopkins Docs and Researchers Explain Why You and Your Family Should Get Vaccinated Against the Flu - 11/26/14
The flu shot remains critically important to fight off the influenza virus, both around the world and in your home, say doctors and researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, who encourage people 6 months of age and older to get vaccinated against this year’s influenza virus. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - November 26, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: news
