Category: School of Medicine
Sibley Memorial Hospital joins Johns Hopkins Medicine
November 8, 2010
In a move to address a growing need for integrated regional health care services for patients, officials of Sibley Memorial Hospital and The Johns Hopkins Health System signed documents on Nov. 1 to integrate the Washington, D.C.–based Sibley Hospital into the Johns Hopkins Health System. Under terms of this transaction, which does not involve any […]
Surviving trauma: Being female confers advantages
October 25, 2010
Women who have been severely injured are 14 percent more likely to survive than similarly injured men, according to a new Johns Hopkins study, a difference that researchers believe may be due to the negative impact of male sex hormones on a traumatized immune system. Published in the September issue of The Journal of Trauma, […]
Chronic stress may cause long-lasting changes
October 25, 2010
Long-term exposure to a common stress hormone may leave a lasting mark on the genome and influence how genes that control mood and behavior are expressed, a mouse study led by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests. The finding, published in the September issue of Endocrinology, could eventually lead to new ways to explain and treat depression, […]
SoM receives $3.84 mill to expand urban health residencies
October 18, 2010
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has been awarded a $3.84 million federal grant to support the creation of the Osler Urban Health Residency Program, which will bolster the institution’s mission to produce primary care physician leaders versed in the medical and social issues that afflict the underserved of Baltimore City. The five-year grant, […]
Computer program helps researchers predict pancreatic cancer
October 18, 2010
Using a computer program, researchers from Johns Hopkins have predicted which changes in the DNA code may cause pancreatic cells to become cancerous and deadly. The investigators say the findings could lead to more focused studies on better ways to treat the disease, which has only a 5 percent survival rate five years after diagnosis. […]
Christopher Saudek, 68, implantable insulin pump pioneer
October 11, 2010
Christopher Dyer Saudek, founder and director of the Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Diabetes Center, a pioneer in the development of implantable insulin pumps and a tireless physician who was ever available to his patients, died Oct. 6 after a battle with metastatic melanoma. He was 68. A member of the Johns Hopkins faculty for 30 years, […]
Surprise: Two wheels safer than four off road, JH study shows
October 11, 2010
In research that may surprise off-road riding enthusiasts and safety experts, a Johns Hopkins team has found that crashes involving four-wheeled all-terrain vehicles are significantly more dangerous than crashes involving two-wheeled off-road motorcycles, such as those used in extreme sports such as Motocross. The research, presented Oct. 6 at the American College of Surgeons’ 2010 […]
PACER receives $6 mill Homeland Security grant
October 4, 2010
The National Center for the Study of Preparedness and Catastrophic Event Response, also known as PACER, at The Johns Hopkins University has received a $6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to fund more than a dozen national security–related research, education, training and policy support projects over the next two years. The […]
Blood pressure–lowering diet may also reduce risk of heart disease
September 27, 2010
A new study suggests yet another reason for Americans to abandon their current fatty diets in favor of one rich in fruits and vegetables and low in saturated fat. Choosing these healthier options appears to significantly reduce the long-term risk of heart disease in patients with mildly elevated blood pressure, particularly African-Americans. Long known to reduce […]
Scientists find genes related to body mass
September 27, 2010
Johns Hopkins scientists who specialize in unconventional hunts for genetic information outside nuclear DNA sequences have bagged a weighty quarry: 13 genes linked to human body mass. The experiments screened the so-called epigenome for key information that cells remember other than the DNA code itself, and that may have serious implications for preventing and treating […]