Nanoparticles Used to Breach Mucus Barrier in Lungs - 8/3/15
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil have designed a DNA-loaded nanoparticle that can pass through the mucus barrier covering conducting airways of lung tissue — proving the concept, they say, that therapeutic genes may one day be delivered directly to the lungs to the levels sufficient to treat cystic fibrosis (CF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma and other life-threatening lung diseases. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - August 3, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Howard W. Jones Jr., Pioneer in Reproductive Medicine, Dies at 104 - 8/1/15
Howard W. Jones Jr., a pioneer in reproductive medicine who oversaw the 1965 Johns Hopkins research that resulted in the world’s first successful fertilization of a human egg outside the body, then collaborated with his wife, gynecologic endocrinologist Georgeanna Seegar Jones, to oversee the 1981 birth of the first “test tube” baby in the United States, died July 31 at Sentara Heart Hospital in Virginia. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - August 1, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Blood Test Predicts Prognosis for Traumatic Brain Injuries - 7/30/15
A new blood test could help emergency room doctors quickly diagnose traumatic brain injury and determine its severity. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - July 30, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Hospital Penalties Based on Total Number of Blood Clots May Be Unfairly Imposed, Study Shows - 7/29/15
Johns Hopkins researchers say their review of 128 medical case histories suggests that financial penalties imposed on Maryland hospitals based solely on the total number of patients who suffer blood clots in the lung or leg fail to account for clots that occur despite the consistent and proper use of the best preventive therapies. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - July 29, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Small Study Affirms Accuracy of Free Mobile App That Screens for Liver Disease in Newborns - 7/29/15
In a small study, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center report they have verified the ability of a free smartphone app to accurately read, interpret and record the color of a newborn’s poop as a possible early symptom of biliary atresia (BA) — a rare disorder that accounts for nearly half of pediatric end-stage liver disease in the United States. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - July 29, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Proof-of-Concept Study Shows Successful Transport of Blood Samples with Small Drones - 7/29/15
In a proof-of-concept study at Johns Hopkins, researchers have shown that results of common and routine blood tests are not affected by up to 40 minutes of travel on hobby-sized drones. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - July 29, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
New Computer-Based Technology May Lead to Improvements in Facial Transplantation - 7/29/15
Following several years of research and collaboration, physicians and engineers at Johns Hopkins and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center say they have developed a computer platform that provides rapid, real-time feedback before and during facial transplant surgery, which may someday improve face-jaw-teeth alignment between donor and recipient. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - July 29, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
One in Four Patients with Defibrillators Experiences Boost in Heart Function over Time - 7/27/15
A Johns Hopkins-led study of outcomes among 1,200 people with implanted defibrillators — devices intended to prevent sudden cardiac death from abnormal heart rhythms — shows that within a few years of implantation, one in four experienced improvements in heart function substantial enough to put them over the clinical threshold that qualified them to get a defibrillator in the first place. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - July 27, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
The Johns Hopkins hospital ranked among the top U.S. hospitals by U.S. News & World Report - 7/21/15
The Johns Hopkins Hospital ranked in the top five in nine specialties and #3 overall in the nation in the U.S. News & World Report annual Best Hospitals list, sharing the spot with UCLA Medical Center, in this year ’s ranking of 4,716 hospitals. In the magazine’s ranking of hospitals in the state, The Johns Hopkins Hospital was again ranked #1 in all specialties. It also ranked #1 in all specialties in Baltimore. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - July 21, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Cellphones Seen as Change Agents for Health Among Young, Poor, Urban Women in Need of Care - 7/21/15
In a survey of a diverse group of almost 250 young, low-income, inner-city pregnant and postpartum women, Johns Hopkins researchers have learned that more than 90 percent use smartphones or regular cellphones to give and get information. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - July 21, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
The Johns Hopkins hospital ranked among the top U.S. hospitals by U.S. News & World Report - 7/21/15
The Johns Hopkins Hospital ranked in the top five in nine specialties and #3 overall in the nation in the U.S. News & World Report annual Best Hospitals list, sharing the spot with UCLA Medical Center, in this year’s ranking of 4,716 hospitals. In the magazine’s ranking of hospitals in the state, The Johns Hopkins Hospital was again ranked #1 in all specialties. It also ranked #1 in all specialties in Baltimore. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - July 21, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Pairing Urban Farmers with Local Stores Improves Access to Healthy Food, Small Case Study Finds - 7/15/15
Buying fresh fruits and vegetables can be hard for families living in low-income urban neighborhoods, many of which are known as “food deserts” for their lack of full-service grocery stores that stock healthy food. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - July 15, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Scientists 'Watch' Rats String Memories Together - 7/15/15
By using electrode implants to track nerve cells firing in the brains of rats as they plan where to go next, Johns Hopkins scientists say they have learned that the mammalian brain likely reconstructs memories in a way more like jumping across stepping stones than walking across a bridge. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - July 15, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Magnetic Nanoparticles Could Be Key To Effective Immunotherapy - 7/15/15
In recent years, researchers have hotly pursued immunotherapy, a promising form of treatment that relies on harnessing and training the body's own immune system to better fight cancer and infection. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - July 15, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Sounds Familiar: Lessons Learned from Infection Control Can Help Solve Inpatient Glucose Problems - 7/14/15
Borrowing a page from a winning team's playbook, Johns Hopkins endocrinologist Nestoras Mathioudakis, M.D., and his colleagues are taking on the topic of managing hospital patients' diabetes. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - July 14, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
