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It Takes Heart – How Collaborative Care and Cutting-Edge Research Helped Save the Life of Patient with Rare Cardiac Condition
Attorney Brad Tennis’ busy day in Washington, D.C., started out normally with a trip on the Metro, but his afternoon commute quickly took a turn. It was August 2018, yet it wasn’t the heat that ...
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Feeling Mental Exhaustion? These Two Areas of The Brain May Control Whether People Give Up or Persevere
In experiments with healthy volunteers undergoing functional MRI imaging, scientists have found increased activity in two ...
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Scientists Advance Prospects for Permanently Putting AIDS Virus into Dormant State Using Gene Therapy
The Johns Hopkins team that conducted the new study had previously shown that the molecule of interest, an “antisense ...
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No More Pain: Breakthrough Sickle Cell Treatment from Johns Hopkins Offers Curative Potential
Extreme pain, known as a pain crisis, is one of the hallmark symptoms of SCD. With frequent hospitalizations, chronic pain ...
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Wilmer Eye Institute Celebrates 100 Years
Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine has kicked off a yearlong celebration of its centennial, highlighting 100 years ...
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Study Suggests Genetic Mutation in Some Ashkenazi Jewish Men May Be Linked to Higher Prostate Cancer Risk - Johns Hopkins Medicine
A Johns Hopkins Medicine-led research team has identified a recurrent frameshift mutation, called F722fs, in the MMS22L gene on human chromosome 6 (see graphic for the mutation’s location on the ...
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Study Suggests Experimental Cancer Drug Could Streamline Standard Tuberculosis Treatment and Prevent Post-TB Lung Disease - Johns Hopkins Medicine
An experimental drug now in clinical trials as a cancer treatment could help boost the power of first-line tuberculosis (TB) treatments by helping infected cells die a gentler death, Johns Hopkins ...
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New Analysis Underscores Health Risks of E-Cigarettes
A Johns Hopkins Medicine-led analysis of medical information gathered on a diverse group of almost 250,000 people over four years has significantly clarified the link between the “exclusive” use of ...
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10 Early Signs of Pregnancy - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Most pregnancy symptoms don’t start until four to six weeks after conception. While many of the symptoms are common, it’s possible to experience no symptoms during the first trimester of pregnancy.
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Novel Bone Marrow Transplant Can Cure Sickle Cell Disease
A bone marrow transplant process co-developed by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center is safe and curative for adults with sickle cell disease, according to results of a trial ...
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Scientists Identify Epigenetic Key That ‘Opens’ Door to Colon Cancer - Johns Hopkins Medicine
A gene called high mobility group A1 (HMGA1) may be the key that opens the door to the development of colon cancer, according to research led by investigators from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer ...
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People Who Are Immunocompromised May Not Produce Enough Protective Antibodies Against RSV After Vaccination - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have shown that people 60 years or older with weakened immunity — primarily organ transplant recipients who take immunosuppressive medications to reduce the risk of ...