As Circumcision Wounds Heal, HIV-Positive Men May Spread Virus To Female Partners, Study Shows - 4/28/15
In the midst of an international campaign to slow the spread of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, the World Health Organization recommends male circumcision (the surgical removal of foreskin from the penis) which reduces HIV acquisition by 50-60%. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - April 28, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Genital-Only Screening Misses Many Cases of Gonorrhea and Chlamydia in Women - 4/28/15
Current public health guidelines recommend that only gay men and people with HIV should be routinely screened for extragenital gonorrhea and chlamydia, given the high burden of these sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in this at-risk population. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - April 28, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
'Motion-Tracking' MRI Tests Reveal Novel Harbingers of Stroke in People with Common Heart Rhythm Disorder - 4/27/15
Stroke is a frequent and dreaded complication of atrial fibrillation. But predicting which of the estimated six million Americans with a-fib are at highest risk has long challenged physicians weighing stroke risk against the serious side effects posed by lifelong therapy with warfarin and other blood thinners. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - April 27, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Media Advisory: Johns Hopkins Experts Available on Bladder Cancer - 4/27/15
Join us for "Important Updates in Bladder Cancer Treatment: A Program for Patients and Caregivers." (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - April 27, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Media Advisory: Healing Veterans' Unseen Wounds — PTSD and Suicide Risk - 4/27/15
A one-day conference examining the state of the science on post-traumatic stress disorder and suicidality among U.S. military service members and veterans. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - April 27, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Media Advisory: Johns Hopkins Social Innovation Lab Hosts Impact+Innovation Forum - 4/27/15
The Social Innovation Lab at The Johns Hopkins University will host its Impact+Innovation Forum, featuring talks from a cohort of nine emerging social enterprises on their innovative work addressing challenges in the areas of medicine, food, community and technology in Baltimore and beyond. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - April 27, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Jie Xiao Wins Inaugural Hamilton Smith Award for Innovative Research - 4/27/15
Jie Xiao, Ph.D., an associate professor of biophysics and biophysical chemistry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, has won the inaugural Hamilton Smith Award for Innovative Research. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - April 27, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Neurons Constantly Rewrite Their DNA - 4/27/15
Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered that neurons are risk takers: They use minor “DNA surgeries” to toggle their activity levels all day, every day. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - April 27, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Children with ADHD at Risk for Binge Eating, Study Shows - 4/23/15
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, are significantly more likely to have an eating disorder — a loss of control eating syndrome (LOC-ES) — akin to binge eating, a condition more generally diagnosed only in adults, according to results of a new Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - April 23, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Timothy Pawlik Awarded Honorary Fellowship in Australasian Surgeons Group - 4/23/15
Timothy Pawlik, director of the Division of Surgical Oncology at Johns Hopkins, has been awarded an honorary fellowship in the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS). (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - April 23, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Kay Redfield Jamison Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences - 4/22/15
Kay Redfield Jamison, Dalio Family Professor in Mood Disorders, and co-director of the Mood Disorders Center, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - April 22, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Johns Hopkins Faculty Members, Researchers Win Awards for Technology Development at Annual Alliance Meeting - 4/22/15
Four Johns Hopkins University researchers received monetary awards for translational development of their inventions at the April 20 annual joint meeting of the Johns Hopkins Alliance for Science and Technology Development and the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s Commercial Advisory Board. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - April 22, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Study Shows How Breast Milk Protects Against Severe Intestinal Disease in Preemies - 4/22/15
The immune-boosting properties of breast milk have long been known. Now a team of scientists led by Johns Hopkins pediatric surgeon-in-chief David Hackam, M.D., Ph.D., says experiments in mice reveal how breast milk works to ward off the development of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a devastating intestinal disorder that affects 12 percent of premature babies and claims the lives of one in four of those who have it. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - April 22, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Intensive Care Unit Interventions Developed at Johns Hopkins Sharply Reduce Bloodstream Infections in Abu Dhabi Hospitals - 4/20/15
A bundled intervention focused on evidence-based infection prevention practices, safety culture and teamwork, and scheduled measurement of infection rates considerably reduced central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) across intensive care units (ICUs) in seven Abu Dhabi hospitals, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality report. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - April 21, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Surgical Oncology Director Timothy Pawlik Named to Editorial Positions at Journals - 4/21/15
Timothy Pawlik, director of the Division of Surgical Oncology at Johns Hopkins, has been named deputy editor of JAMA Surgery (formerly Archives of Surgery), which publishes peer-reviewed research, commentaries, illustrations and special articles that keep readers up to date on important advances in the field, from surgical techniques to optimizing patient care. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - April 21, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
