Category: Divisions
Mild exercise in ICU reduces bad effects of prolonged bed rest
September 28, 2009
Critical care experts at Johns Hopkins are reporting initial success in boosting recovery and combating muscle wasting among critically ill, mostly bed-bound patients using any one of a trio of mild physical therapy exercises during their stays in the intensive care unit.
Scientists find pace-setter for repair in badly damaged lungs
September 28, 2009
After more than 50 experiments in mice, medical scientists at Johns Hopkins have mapped out the basic steps taken by a particular set of white blood cells in setting the pace of recovery after serious lung injury.
A haven for young minds
September 21, 2009
For 30 years, CTY has been the go-to place for gifted pre-college kids
HOP-SIP launches Social Entrepreneurship Speaker Series
September 21, 2009
The Hopkins Social Innovations Partnerships, a university wide program created in 2008 to champion social entrepreneurship, will this week launch the JHU Social Entrepreneurship Speaker Series.
JHU-led experts issue guide on lung cancer in ‘never-smokers’
September 21, 2009
A committee of scientists led by Johns Hopkins investigators has published a new guide to the biology, diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer in never-smokers.
Stem cell experts to convene
September 21, 2009
Leading voices from the global stem cell community—including researchers, policy-makers, legal experts, patient advocates and others—will convene in Baltimore this week for a three-day conference to share information in the emerging field and to chart the future of regenerative medicine.
SPH to lead extremity trauma research consortium
September 21, 2009
Group’s goal is to improve treatment, outcomes of battlefield injuries
Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo joins SAIS
September 21, 2009
Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo has joined the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies as a distinguished visiting scholar. Toledo, who led the country from 2001 to 2006, is a fellow at the school’s International Development Program.
Dividing cells ‘feel’ their way out of warp, back to symmetry
September 21, 2009
Every moment, millions of a body’s cells flawlessly divvy up their genes and pinch perfectly in half to form two identical progeny for the replenishment of tissues and organs—even as they collide, get stuck, and squeeze through infinitesimally small spaces that distort their shapes.
Study: Wrong dose of heart meds too frequent in children
September 21, 2009
Infants experience errors most often, but all kids are vulnerable