Day: May 23, 2011
Regal chairs of early America on display at Evergreen Museum
May 23, 2011
Though 18th-century Americans rebelled against the idea of a monarchy for the new country, they often borrowed from royal design vocabularies to create chairs for local, regional and national leaders. The American Throne: Royal Seating for a Democratic Venue, an exhibit opening this week at Evergreen Museum & Library, explores the ongoing redefinition of monarchical […]
JH-U-Turn sale returns to Homewood campus in June
May 23, 2011
The Homewood campus’s Ralph S. O’Connor Recreation Center was packed last year when JH-U-Turn debuted as a one-stop shopping destination for no-longer-needed household and personal items. The sale returns in June to benefit the Johns Hopkins Neighborhood Fund and the United Way campaign. JH-U-Turn is designed to help reduce waste and support a good cause […]
Gene variation linked to infertility in women
May 23, 2011
A variation in a gene involved in regulating cholesterol in the bloodstream also appears to affect progesterone production in women, making it a likely culprit in a substantial number of cases of their infertility, a new study from Johns Hopkins researchers suggests. The Johns Hopkins group has also developed a simple blood test for this […]
As time goes by, it gets much tougher to ‘just remember this’
May 23, 2011
It’s something we just accept: the fact that the older we get, the more difficulty we seem to have remembering things. We can leave our cars in the same parking lot each morning, but unless we park in the same space each and every day, it’s a challenge eight hours later to recall whether we […]
Blood pressure drug losartan shows some muscle
May 23, 2011
Using geriatric mice, a Johns Hopkins research team has shown that losartan, a commonly used blood pressure drug, not only improves regeneration of injured muscle but also protects against its wasting away from inactivity. A report on the old drug’s new role, which is prompting preparations for a clinical trial of losartan in older adults, […]
Johns Hopkins team identifies genetic link to attempted suicide
May 23, 2011
A study of thousands of people with bipolar disorder suggests that genetic risk factors may influence the decision to attempt suicide. Johns Hopkins scientists, reporting in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, have identified a small region on chromosome 2 that is associated with increased risk for attempted suicide. This small region contains four genes, including the […]
Bacteria strain found to kill the mosquito that spreads malaria
May 23, 2011
Wolbachia are bacteria that infect many insects, including mosquitoes, but they do not naturally infect Anopheles mosquitoes, which are the type that spreads malaria to humans. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have now found that artificial infection with different Wolbachia strains can significantly reduce levels of the human malaria parasite, […]
Johns Hopkins scientists reveal nerve cells’ navigation system
May 23, 2011
Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered how two closely related proteins guide projections from nerve cells with exquisite accuracy, alternately attracting and repelling these axons as they navigate the most minuscule and frenetic niches of the nervous system to make remarkably precise connections. The discovery, reported April 28 in the journal Neuron, reveals that proteins belonging […]
Classifieds — May 22, 2011
May 23, 2011
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Calendar — May 23, 2011
May 23, 2011
BLOOD DRIVES Wed., May 25, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. JHU/American Red Cross Blood Drive. For more information, email johnshopkinsblooddrive@ jhmi.edu or call 410-614-0913. Hopkins@Eastern. COLLOQUIA Tues., May 24, 2 p.m. “Compressive Sensing for Computer Vision,” an Applied Physics Laboratory colloquium with Rama Chellappa, University of Maryland, College Park. Parsons Auditorium. APL Wed., May 25, […]