Brain and Spine Surgery No More Risky When Physicians-In-Training Participate, Study Finds - 6/29/15
An analysis of the results of more than 16,000 brain and spine surgeries suggests patients have nothing to fear from having residents — physicians-in-training — assist in those operations. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - June 29, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
DNA Shed from Head and Neck Tumors Detected in Blood and Saliva - 6/24/15
On the hunt for better cancer screening tests, Johns Hopkins scientists led a proof of principle study that successfully identified tumor DNA shed into the blood and saliva of 93 patients with head and neck cancer. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - June 24, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Johns Hopkins Scientists Restore Normal Function in Heart Muscle Cells of Diabetic Rats - 6/24/15
Working with heart muscle cells from diabetic rats, scientists at Johns Hopkins have located what they say is the epicenter of mischief wreaked by too much blood sugar and used a sugar-gobbling enzyme to restore normal function in the glucose-damaged cells of animal heart muscles. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - June 24, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Geography Is Destiny in Deaths from Kidney Failure, Study Shows - 6/24/15
The notion that geography often shapes economic and political destiny has long informed the work of economists and political scholars. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - June 24, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Nanoparticle 'Wrapper' Delivers Chemical that Stops Fatty Buildup in Rodent Arteries - 6/23/15
In what may be a major leap forward in the quest for new treatments of the most common form of cardiovascular disease, scientists at Johns Hopkins report they have found a way to halt and reverse the progression of atherosclerosis in rodents by loading microscopic nanoparticles with a chemical that restores the animals' ability to properly handle cholesterol. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - June 23, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
'Smarter' Ordering of Breast Biomarker Tests Could Save Millions in Health Care Dollars, Study Reveals - 6/23/15
A review of medical records for almost 200 patients with breast cancer suggests that more selective use of biomarker testing for such patients has the potential to save millions of dollars in health care spending without compromising care, according to Johns Hopkins researchers. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - June 23, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Medical Marijuana 'Edibles' Mostly Mislabeled, Study Shows - 6/23/15
In a proof-of-concept study, a team led by a Johns Hopkins researcher reports that the vast majority of edible cannabis products sold in a small sample of medical marijuana dispensaries carried labels that overstated or understated the amount of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - June 23, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Study Identifies Multiple Genetic Changes Linked to Increased Pancreatic Cancer Risk - 6/22/15
In a genome-wide association study believed to be the largest of its kind, Johns Hopkins researchers have uncovered four regions in the human genome where changes may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - June 22, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
'High-Normal' Blood Pressure in Young Adults Spells Risk of Heart Failure in Later Life - 6/22/15
Mild elevations in blood pressure considered to be in the upper range of normal during young adulthood can lead to subclinical heart damage by middle age — a condition that sets the stage for full-blown heart failure, according to findings of a federally funded study led by scientists at Johns Hopkins. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - June 22, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Johns Hopkins Accelerator Startup Selected as Best Life Sciences Company for 2015 - 6/19/15
Gemstone Biotherapeutics, a participant in the Johns Hopkins startup accelerator program FastForward East, has been named Best Life Sciences Company at the Maryland Incubator Company of the Year awards. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - June 19, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Scientists Identify Amino Acid that Stops Seizures in Mice - 6/18/15
An amino acid whose role in the body has been all but a mystery appears to act as a potent seizure inhibitor in mice, according to a study by researchers at Johns Hopkins. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - June 18, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Cosmetic Lip Surgery May Ease Facial Paralysis, Small Study Suggests - 6/18/15
A cosmetic surgery that uses injections of hyaluronic acid to make lips appear fuller could also improve the lives of people with facial paralysis, according to results of a small study by researchers at Johns Hopkins and Stanford universities. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - June 18, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
New Imaging Technique Could Make Brain Tumor Removal Safer, More Effective, Study Suggests - 6/17/15
Brain surgery is famously difficult for good reason: When removing a tumor, for example, neurosurgeons walk a tightrope as they try to take out as much of the cancer as possible while keeping crucial brain tissue intact — and visually distinguishing the two is often impossible. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - June 17, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Scientists Identify Protein that Sustains Heart Function into Old Age - 6/17/15
The human heart makes precious few new cells but manages to generate billions of life-sustaining beats as it grows old. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - June 17, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Johns Hopkins University and Bayer HealthCare Collaborate to Develop New Ophthalmic Therapies - 6/16/15
The Johns Hopkins University and Bayer HealthCare have entered into a five-year collaboration agreement to jointly develop new ophthalmic therapies targeting retinal diseases. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - June 16, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
