Touch-Sensing Neurons Are Multitaskers - 4/9/15
Two types of touch information — the feel of an object and the position of an animal’s limb — have long been thought to flow into the brain via different channels and be integrated in sophisticated processing regions. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - April 9, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Neurosurgeon Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa Receives Cortes de Cadiz Prize from Spain - 4/8/15
Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa has been awarded the Cortes de Cadiz Prize in the category of surgery by the city council of Cadiz, Spain. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - April 8, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Renowned Heart-Lung Transplant Expert Robert Higgins to Become Johns Hopkins ’ New Surgeon-in-Chief - 4/6/15
Renowned cardiothoracic and heart-lung transplant surgeon Robert S.D. Higgins, M.D., M.S.H.A., will become the new surgeon-in-chief of Johns Hopkins Medicine. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - April 6, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Renowned Heart-Lung Transplant Expert Robert Higgins to Become Johns Hopkins’ New Surgeon-in-Chief - 4/6/15
Renowned cardiothoracic and heart-lung transplant surgeon Robert S.D. Higgins, M.D., M.S.H.A., will become the new surgeon-in-chief of Johns Hopkins Medicine. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - April 6, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Few Commercial Weight-Loss Programs Show Reliable Evidence of Effectiveness, Johns Hopkins Reports - 4/6/15
In a bid to help physicians guide obese and overweight patients who want to try a commercial weight-loss program, a team of Johns Hopkins researchers reviewed 4,200 studies for solid evidence of their effectiveness but concluded only a few dozen of the studies met the scientific gold standard of reliability. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - April 6, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Brain's 'Lowly' Visual Processor is More Sophisticated Than Once Thought - 4/6/15
When managing, assigning each task to a specialist is often the most efficient strategy. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - April 6, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
New Genetic Clues Emerge on Origin of Hirschsprung's Disease - 4/3/15
Genetic studies in humans, zebrafish and mice have revealed how two different types of genetic variations team up to cause a rare condition called Hirschsprung's disease. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - April 3, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Johns Hopkins Media Statement: U.S. Government Study in 1940s Guatemala - 4/1/15
View the Johns Hopkins media statement regarding the U.S. government study in 1940s Guatemala. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - April 1, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Study: Phone Counseling Reduces Pain, Disability after Back Surgery - 3/31/15
Research by Johns Hopkins scientists suggests that having a short series of phone conversations with trained counselors can substantially boost recovery and reduce pain in patients after spinal surgery. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - March 31, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Premature Aging of Stem Cell Telomeres, Not Inflammation, Linked to Emphysema - 3/30/15
Lung diseases like emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis are common among people with malfunctioning telomeres, the “caps” or ends of chromosomes. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - March 30, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Getting Enough Sleep? Johns Hopkins Mobile App Helps Physicians Identify Common Sleep Disorders in Patients - 3/30/15
Each year, more than 60 million Americans fail to get enough sleep at night due to a chronic sleep disorder. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - March 30, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
The Johns Hopkins Hospital to Salute Organ and Tissue Donors - 3/30/15
More than 123,000 Americans — more than 3,500 of them in Maryland — are on the transplant waiting list for lifesaving organs, a number that is expected to grow despite great advances in biomedical science, treatment and technology. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - March 30, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
To Statin or Not to Statin? - 3/30/15
Cholesterol-lowering statins have transformed the treatment of heart disease. But while the decision to use the drugs in patients with a history of heart attacks and strokes is mostly clear-cut, that choice can be a far trickier proposition for the tens of millions of Americans with high cholesterol but no overt disease. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - March 30, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
MRI Based On A Sugar Molecule Can Tell Cancerous From Noncancerous Cells - 3/27/15
Imaging tests like mammograms or CT scans can detect tumors, but figuring out whether a growth is or isn't cancer usually requires a biopsy to study cells directly. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - March 27, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
New Autism-Causing Genetic Variant Identified - 3/25/15
Using a novel approach that homes in on rare families severely affected by autism, a Johns Hopkins-led team of researchers has identified a new genetic cause of the disease. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - March 25, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
