Issue: 2012 January 23
Traditional autopsies—not high-tech ‘virtopsies’—still gold standard
January 23, 2012
TV crime shows such as Bones and CSI are quick to explain each death by showing detailed scans and video images of victims’ insides. Traditional autopsies, if shown at all, are, at best, in supporting roles to the high-tech equipment, and usually gloss over the sometimes physically grueling tasks of sawing through skin and bone. […]
Researchers develop method to better estimate vaccine coverage
January 23, 2012
Immunizations are a valuable tool for controlling infectious diseases among populations both in the United States and globally. Although routine immunizations and supplemental activities such as immunization campaigns are designed to provide coverage to entire populations, current measurements used to determine the success and rates of immunization can be flawed and inconsistent. According to a […]
When it comes to heart health, how much is too much vitamin D?
January 23, 2012
New research by Johns Hopkins scientists suggests that vitamin D, long known to be important for bone health and in recent years also for heart protection, may stop conferring cardiovascular benefits and could actually cause harm as levels of the vitamin in the blood rise above the low end of what is considered normal. Study […]
Biomarker Discovery Center to participate in new consortium
January 23, 2012
The National Cancer Institute has chosen Johns Hopkins’ Biomarker Discovery Center as one of the research entities to participate in a new multimillion dollar Clinical Proteomic Tumor Analysis Consortium that will undertake a coordinated effort to develop a catalog of proteins created by cancer cells. This information, which will be made available to other researchers, […]
New Maryland Learning Links offers special-ed resources
January 23, 2012
Maryland families and educators seeking early intervention services and special education information now have a user-friendly resource at their fingertips with a new website created through a partnership of the Maryland State Department of Education’s Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services and the Johns Hopkins University School of Education’s Center for Technology in Education. MarylandLearningLinks […]
Men’s lacrosse tickets for faculty, staff available Feb. 1
January 23, 2012
Tickets for the Blue Jays 2012 men’s lacrosse season will be available beginning Wednesday, Feb. 1. To receive two complimentary season tickets, faculty and staff members should bring a valid university ID to the main office in Homewood’s Athletic Center between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and until 7 p.m. on Feb. […]
Nobel laureate Adam Riess to give Provost’s Lecture at APL
January 23, 2012
Nobel laureate Adam Riess, a professor of physics and astronomy at Johns Hopkins and a staff member of the Space Telescope Science Institute, is the next speaker in the Provost’s Lecture Series, which takes place this week at APL. Riess will discuss “Dark Energy and the Cosmic Expansion History” and review a number of recent […]
Safe Streets Baltimore is reducing gun violence
January 23, 2012
A public health initiative launched in four historically violent neighborhoods in Baltimore City effectively reduced gun violence in three of those neighborhoods, according to a new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study is slated for publication in a future edition of the Journal of Urban Health. The authors […]
Creativity fuels ideas for cancer cures
January 23, 2012
Historic Hurd Hall on Johns Hopkins’ East Baltimore campus was filled to capacity on Jan. 13 with students, faculty and staff waiting to hear five scientists—all in the early part of their careers—describe their novel ideas on how to cure metastatic cancer. The five were finalists, chosen from among 44 entrants, in a competition on […]
Enhancing the golden years
January 23, 2012
The aging of America is undeniable. Nearly 10,000 people turn 65 every day, with the total number of senior citizens to soon pass the 40 million mark. The number will climb only higher, as people reaching age 65 have an average life expectancy of an additional 18.6 years, according to the Administration on Aging, and […]