Category: School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins provost honored with international award
May 17, 2010
Lloyd Minor, an expert in balance and inner-ear disorders, and Johns Hopkins University’s provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, has been awarded the Prosper Ménière Society’s 2010 gold medal. The award is for Minor’s contributions to understanding the scientific basis of Ménière’s disease, named for the French scientist who pegged its hallmark symptoms […]
Craig, Yau of SoM elected to National Academy of Sciences
May 10, 2010
Nancy L. Craig, a professor of molecular biology and genetics, and King-Wai Yau, a professor of neuroscience and ophthalmology, both in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, are among 72 scientists nationwide newly elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences, an honorary society that advises the government on scientific matters. “Johns Hopkins […]
Despite tests, high blood pressure hard to recognize in children
May 10, 2010
A Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study of 2,500 patient records suggests that medical staff fail to check a child’s blood pressure a fifth of the time and, in those whose blood pressure they do check, they are not recognizing what constitutes an abnormal reading. Researchers say the consequences are that pediatricians and nurses may be missing […]
JHU, N.Y. Stem Cell Foundation to collaborate
May 3, 2010
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the New York Stem Cell Foundation are establishing a collaborative program to advance the development and use of stem cells in therapies for a wide range of diseases, the organizations announced last week. The program will train researchers to use stem cells and foster joint research projects. […]
Grover Hutchins, renowned JHU pathologist, dies at 77
May 3, 2010
Grover M. Hutchins, a world-renowned pathologist who practiced at Johns Hopkins Medicine for more than 50 years, died April 28 while traveling in Africa, from head injuries sustained from a fall. Hutchins, 77, and his wife, Loretta, both of Baltimore, were on a cruise around the world. Known for his dedication and strong work ethic, […]
Cancer research award recognizes Johns Hopkins basic scientist
May 3, 2010
Joshua T. Mendell, an associate professor in the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Early Career Scientist, is the recipient of the 30th annual American Association for Cancer Research Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cancer Research. The award is for his work […]
Pay-for-performance policies punish docs caring for obese
May 3, 2010
Pay-for-performance reimbursement of surgeons, intended to reward doctors and hospitals for good patient outcomes, may instead be creating financial incentives for discriminating against obese patients, who are much more likely to suffer expensive complications after even the most routine surgeries, according to new Johns Hopkins research. Medicare and Medicaid, for example, are increasingly using pay-for-performance […]
Anemia tough to tackle in black children with kidney disease
May 3, 2010
Black children with chronic kidney disease have more severe anemia than white children even when they receive the same treatment, according to a multicenter study led by the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center that appears in the May issue of the American Journal of Kidney Disease. The findings suggest that inherent biological differences rather than access […]
Two Hopkins scientists awarded European honorary doctorates
April 26, 2010
Two genetics researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have been awarded prestigious honorary doctor of medicine degrees by European scientific institutions. Andrew P. Feinberg, the King Fahd Professor of Molecular Medicine and director of the Center for Epigenetics, will receive an honorary doctorate from the Karolinska Institutet of Sweden during a ceremony […]
Discovery: How red wine may shield brain from stroke damage
April 26, 2010
Researchers at Johns Hopkins say they have discovered the way in which red wine consumption may protect the brain from damage following a stroke. Two hours after feeding mice a single modest dose of resveratrol, a compound found in the skins and seeds of red grapes, the scientists induced an ischemic stroke by essentially cutting […]